SNCA gene

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:gene
gptkbp:alias gptkb:PARK4
gptkb:NACP
gptkb:PARK1
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Parkinson's_disease
gptkb:multiple_system_atrophy
Lewy body dementia
gptkbp:biologicalProcess involved in neurodegenerative disease
modulates synaptic plasticity
gptkbp:chromosomeArm q
gptkbp:clinicalTrialPhase genetic testing for Parkinson's disease
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Spillantini_et_al.
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1997
gptkbp:encodes gptkb:alpha-synuclein
gptkbp:Entrez_Gene_ID 6622
ENSG00000145335
gptkbp:expressedIn brain
substantia nigra
neurons
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:synuclein_alpha
gptkbp:function neurotransmitter release
regulation of synaptic vesicle trafficking
gptkbp:geneType protein-coding
gptkbp:hasTranscriptVariant SNCA-001
SNCA-002
SNCA-003
gptkbp:HGNC_ID 11138
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SNCA gene
gptkbp:length 6 exons
140 amino acids
gptkbp:locatedOnChromosome 4
4q22.1
gptkbp:location gptkb:nucleus
gptkb:cytoplasm
presynaptic terminals
gptkbp:mutationAssociatedWith gptkb:familial_Parkinson's_disease
missense
duplication
triplication
gptkbp:OMIM 163890
gptkbp:organism gptkb:Homo_sapiens
gptkbp:orthologIn gptkb:mouse_Snca
gptkb:rat_Snca
gptkbp:pathway gptkb:Parkinson's_disease_pathway
gptkb:synaptic_vesicle_cycle
neurodegeneration
gptkbp:product gptkb:alpha-synuclein
intrinsically disordered protein
gptkbp:proteinAggregation forms Lewy bodies
gptkbp:proteinFamily gptkb:synuclein_family
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:SNCA
gptkbp:UniProtID gptkb:P37840
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:alpha-synuclein
gptkb:Parkinson_disease_(ORPHA:411)
gptkb:SNCA_gene_mutation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7