Syntaxin-16 is a
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, respo ...
that in humans is encoded by the ''STX16''
gene
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.
It has been associated with
pseudohypoparathyroidism
Pseudohypoparathyroidism is a condition associated primarily with resistance to the parathyroid hormone. Those with the condition have a low serum calcium and high phosphate, but the parathyroid hormone level (PTH) is appropriately high (due to th ...
type Ib. Losing this gene causes loss of methylation at
GNAS1 exon A/B.
Interactions
STX16 has been shown to
interact
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with
VAMP4
Vesicle-associated membrane protein 4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''VAMP4'' gene.
Function
Synaptobrevins/VAMPs, syntaxins, and the 25-kD synaptosomal-associated protein SNAP25 are the main components of a protein complex inv ...
.
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