| Gene Symbol |
SNCA
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| Gene Synonyms |
PD1 NACP PARK1 PARK4 |
| Gene Full Name |
synuclein alpha |
| Gene Summary |
Alpha-synuclein is a member of the synuclein family, which also includes beta- and gamma-synuclein. Synucleins are abundantly expressed in the brain and alpha- and beta-synuclein inhibit phospholipase D2 selectively. SNCA may serve to integrate presynaptic signaling and membrane trafficking. Defects in SNCA have been implicated in the pathogenesis of Parkinson disease. SNCA peptides are a major component of amyloid plaques in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease. Alternatively spliced transcripts encoding different isoforms have been identified for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2016] |
| Alternative Names |
Alpha synuclein Alpha-synuclein Alpha-synuclein isoform NACP140 alphaSYN MGC105443 MGC110988 MGC127560 MGC64356 NACP Non A beta component of AD amyloid Non A4 component of amyloid Non A4 component of amyloid precursor Non-A beta component of AD amyloid Non-A-beta component of alzheimers disease amyloid precursor of Non-A4 component of amyloid precursor Non-A4 component of amyloid precursor of OTTHUMP00000218549 OTTHUMP00000218551 OTTHUMP00000218552 OTTHUMP00000218553 OTTHUMP00000218554 PARK 1 PARK 4 PARK1 PARK4 Parkinson disease (autosomal dominant Lewy body) 4 Parkinson disease familial 1 SNCA Snca synuclein alpha (non A4 component of amyloid precursor) SYN Synuclein alpha Synuclein alpha 140 Synuclein alpha (non A4 component of amyloid precursor) SYUA_HUMAN |
| Molecular Weight(MW) |
14 kDa |
| Cellular Localization |
Amyloid, Cell projection, Cytoplasm, Membrane, Nucleus, Secreted, Synapse. |