synuclein alpha

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:protein
gptkbp:aggregatesFrom forms amyloid fibrils
gptkbp:alias gptkb:alpha-synuclein
gptkb:NACP
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Parkinson's_disease
Lewy body dementia
gptkbp:component Lewy bodies
gptkbp:degradedBy gptkb:proteasome
autophagy
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Spillantini_et_al.
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1997
gptkbp:encodedBy gptkb:SNCA_gene
gptkbp:expressedIn brain
red blood cells
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:human
gptkb:mouse
right
gptkbp:function neurotransmitter release
regulation of synaptic vesicle trafficking
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label synuclein alpha
gptkbp:interactsWith gptkb:tau_protein
gptkb:synphilin-1
gptkb:14-3-3_protein
dopamine
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:synaptic_plasticity
neurodegeneration
gptkbp:length 140 amino acids
gptkbp:locatedIn presynaptic terminals
gptkbp:locatedOnChromosome gptkb:chromosome_4q22.1
gptkbp:location gptkb:nucleus
gptkb:cytoplasm
mitochondria
gptkbp:molecularWeight 14 kDa
gptkbp:mutationAssociatedWith gptkb:familial_Parkinson's_disease
gptkbp:OMIM 163890
gptkbp:orthologIn mouse alpha-synuclein
rat alpha-synuclein
gptkbp:pathology major component of Lewy bodies
gptkbp:PDB 1XQ8
gptkbp:phosphorylates Serine 129
gptkbp:postTranslationalModification phosphorylation
ubiquitination
nitration
gptkbp:role protein aggregation
neurotoxicity
mitochondrial dysfunction
gptkbp:structure intrinsically disordered protein
gptkbp:toxicForm oligomeric alpha-synuclein
gptkbp:UniProtID gptkb:P37840
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:SNCA_gene
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8