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UNC13B
Protein unc-13 homolog B is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''UNC13B'' gene. Function This gene is expressed in the kidney cortical epithelial cells and is upregulated by hyperglycemia. The encoded protein shares a high level of similarity to the rat homolog, and contains 3 C2 domains and a diacylglycerol-binding C1 domain. Hyperglycemia increases the levels of diacylglycerol, which has been shown to induce apoptosis in cells transfected with this gene and thus contribute to the renal cell complications of hyperglycemia. Studies in other species also indicate a role for this protein in the priming step of synaptic vesicle exocytosis. Interactions UNC13B has been shown to interact with: * DOC2A, * RIMS1, * SPTBN2, * STX1A, and * STX1B Syntaxin-1B is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''STX1B'' gene. Interactions STX1B has been shown to interact with UNC13B Protein unc-13 homolog B is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''UNC13B'' gene. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DOC2A
Double C2-like domain-containing protein alpha is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''DOC2A'' gene. There are at least two protein isoforms of the Double C2 protein, namely alpha (DOC2A) and beta (DOC2B), which contain two C2-like domains. DOC2A and DOC2B are encoded by different genes; these genes are at times confused with the unrelated DAB2 gene which was initially named DOC-2. DOC2A is mainly expressed in brain and is suggested to be involved in Ca(2+)-dependent neurotransmitter release. Interactions DOC2A has been shown to interact with UNC13B and UNC13A Unc-13 homolog A (''C. elegans'') is a protein that in humans is encoded by the UNC13A gene. Function This gene encodes a member of the UNC13 family. UNC13A plays a role in vesicle maturation during exocytosis as a target of the diacylglycero .... References Further reading * * * {{gene-16-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RIMS1
Regulating synaptic membrane exocytosis protein 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''RIMS1'' gene. Function RAB3A (MIM 179490), a member of the Ras superfamily of genes, is a synaptic vesicle protein that regulates synaptic vesicle exocytosis. MUNC13 (UNC13; MIM 605836) and its isoforms are required for priming synaptic vesicles for exocytosis. The RIM family of active zone proteins likely function as protein scaffolds that help regulate vesicle exocytosis during short-term plasticity. upplied by OMIMref name="entrez"/> Clinical significance Mutations of the gene cause cone-rod dystrophy 7. Interactions RIMS1 has been shown to interact with: * ERC2, * RAB3A, *UNC13A, * UNC13B, and * YWHAH 14-3-3 protein eta also referred to as 14-3-3η is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''YWHAH'' gene. Function This gene product belongs to the 14-3-3 family of proteins that are normally intracellular in nature and help to mediate si .... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SPTBN2
Spectrin beta chain, brain 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''SPTBN2'' gene. Clinical significance Mutations in this gene is associated with Spinocerebellar ataxia type 5. Interactions SPTBN2 has been shown to interact with: * ACTR1A, * Beta-actin, and * UNC13B Protein unc-13 homolog B is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''UNC13B'' gene. Function This gene is expressed in the kidney cortical epithelial cells and is upregulated by hyperglycemia. The encoded protein shares a high level of sim .... References Further reading * * * * * * * * * * {{Gene-11-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
STX1A
Syntaxin-1A is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''STX1A'' gene. Function Synaptic vesicles store neurotransmitters that are released during calcium-regulated exocytosis. The specificity of neurotransmitter release requires the localization of both synaptic vesicles and calcium channels to the presynaptic In the nervous system, a synapse is a structure that permits a neuron (or nerve cell) to pass an electrical or chemical signal to another neuron or to the target effector cell. Synapses are essential to the transmission of nervous impulses from ... active zone. Syntaxins function in this vesicle fusion process. Syntaxin-1A is a member of the syntaxin superfamily. Syntaxins are nervous system-specific proteins implicated in the docking of synaptic vesicles with the presynaptic plasma membrane. Syntaxins possess a single C-terminus, C-terminal transmembrane domain, a SNARE (protein), SNARE [Soluble NSF (N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive fusion protein)-Attachment protei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protein
Proteins are large biomolecules and macromolecules that comprise one or more long chains of amino acid residues. Proteins perform a vast array of functions within organisms, including catalysing metabolic reactions, DNA replication, responding to stimuli, providing structure to cells and organisms, and transporting molecules from one location to another. Proteins differ from one another primarily in their sequence of amino acids, which is dictated by the nucleotide sequence of their genes, and which usually results in protein folding into a specific 3D structure that determines its activity. A linear chain of amino acid residues is called a polypeptide. A protein contains at least one long polypeptide. Short polypeptides, containing less than 20–30 residues, are rarely considered to be proteins and are commonly called peptides. The individual amino acid residues are bonded together by peptide bonds and adjacent amino acid residues. The sequence of amino acid residue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene
In biology, the word gene (from , ; "...Wilhelm Johannsen coined the word gene to describe the Mendelian units of heredity..." meaning ''generation'' or ''birth'' or ''gender'') can have several different meanings. The Mendelian gene is a basic unit of heredity and the molecular gene is a sequence of nucleotides in DNA that is transcribed to produce a functional RNA. There are two types of molecular genes: protein-coding genes and noncoding genes. During gene expression, the DNA is first copied into RNA. The RNA can be directly functional or be the intermediate template for a protein that performs a function. The transmission of genes to an organism's offspring is the basis of the inheritance of phenotypic traits. These genes make up different DNA sequences called genotypes. Genotypes along with environmental and developmental factors determine what the phenotypes will be. Most biological traits are under the influence of polygenes (many different genes) as well as gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
