VAMP2 gene

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:gene
gptkbp:alternativeName Synaptobrevin-2
SYB2
gptkbp:associatedWith synaptic transmission
neurotransmitter release
gptkbp:biologicalProcess exocytosis
vesicle-mediated transport
regulation of synaptic plasticity
synaptic vesicle fusion
neurotransmitter secretion
vesicle docking and fusion
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Richard_H._Scheller
gptkbp:encodes VAMP2 protein
gptkbp:Entrez_Gene_ID 6844
gptkbp:expressedIn brain
neurons
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1990
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Vesicle-associated_membrane_protein_2
gptkbp:function SNARE binding
involved in synaptic vesicle exocytosis
mediates vesicle fusion
gptkbp:geneType protein-coding
gptkbp:hasTranscriptVariant multiple
gptkbp:HGNC_ID 12647
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label VAMP2 gene
gptkbp:interactsWith gptkb:SNAP-25
gptkb:syntaxin-1A
synaptophysin
gptkbp:length 3 exons
116 amino acids
gptkbp:locatedOnChromosome gptkb:chromosome_17
17p13.1
gptkbp:location gptkb:synaptic_vesicle
gptkb:cytoplasm
gptkb:plasma_membrane
gptkbp:mutationAssociatedWith sleep disorders
neurodevelopmental disorders
gptkbp:OMIM 185881
gptkbp:organism gptkb:Homo_sapiens
gptkbp:orthologInMouse gptkb:Vamp2
gptkbp:pathway gptkb:synaptic_vesicle_cycle
neurotransmitter release cycle
gptkbp:product single transmembrane domain
VAMP2 protein
gptkbp:proteinFamily gptkb:SNARE_family
gptkbp:subcellularLocation synaptic vesicle membrane
gptkbp:UniProtID gptkb:P63027
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:VAMP2
gptkb:synaptobrevin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7