SNAP25

synaptosome associated protein 25

20p12.2

Also known as: CMS18, DEE117, RIC-4, RIC4, SEC9, SNAP, SNAP-25, SUP, bA416N4.2, dJ1068F16.2

Gene Summary

RefSeq / NCBI

Synaptic vesicle membrane docking and fusion is mediated by SNAREs (soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptors) located on the vesicle membrane (v-SNAREs) and the target membrane (t-SNAREs). The assembled v-SNARE/t-SNARE complex consists of a bundle of four helices, one of which is supplied by v-SNARE and the other three by t-SNARE. For t-SNAREs on the plasma membrane, the protein syntaxin supplies one helix and the protein encoded by this gene contributes the other two. Therefore, this gene product is a presynaptic plasma membrane protein involved in the regulation of neurotransmitter release. Two alternative transcript variants encoding different protein isoforms have been described for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

External Resources

WUSTL Neuromuscular

Washington University Disease Center

ClinGen

Clinical Genome Resource

G2P

Gene-to-Phenotype (EBI)

GeneReviews

NCBI Expert-Authored Reviews

NCBI Gene

National Center for Biotechnology Information

PubMed

Biomedical Literature

UniProt

Universal Protein Resource

DECIPHER

DatabasE of genomiC varIation and Phenotype in Humans

Gene data compiled from the Washington University Neuromuscular Disease Center, NCBI Gene, and OMIM. For clinical use, always refer to primary sources.