APBA2 Antibody – Rabbit Polyclonal

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the X11 protein family. It is a neuronal adapter protein that interacts with the Alzheimer's disease amyloid precursor protein (APP). It stabilizes APP and inhibits production of proteolytic APP fragments including the A beta peptide that is deposited in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients. This gene product is believed to be involved in signal transduction processes. It is also regarded as a putative vesicular trafficking protein in the brain that can form a complex with the potential to couple synaptic vesicle exocytosis to neuronal cell adhesion. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

APBA2: Putative function in synaptic vesicle exocytosis by binding to STXBP1, an essential component of the synaptic vesicle exocytotic machinery. May modulate processing of the beta-amyloid precursor protein (APP) and hence formation of beta-APP. Part of a multimeric complex containing STXBP1 and syntaxin-1. Binds to the cytoplasmic domain of amyloid protein beta, and to the nuclear factor NF-kappa-B/p65 via its PDZ domain. Interacts with the N-terminal domain of APBA2BP. Brain.

Protein type: Adaptor/scaffold

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 15q11-q12

Cellular Component: plasma membrane; synaptic vesicle

Molecular Function: beta-amyloid binding; protein binding

Biological Process: in utero embryonic development; locomotory behavior; multicellular organism growth; nervous system development; protein transport; regulation of gene expression; synaptic transmission