Synaptopodin 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 ''SYNPO''
gene
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.
Function
Synaptopodin is an actin-associated protein that may play a role in actin-based cell shape and motility. The name synaptopodin derives from the protein's associations with postsynaptic densities and dendritic spines and with renal podocytes (Mundel et al., 1997).
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Interactions
SYNPO has been shown to
interact
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with
MAGI1
Membrane-associated guanylate kinase, WW and PDZ domain-containing protein 1 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ''MAGI1'' gene.
Function
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the membrane-associated guanylate kinase homolog ...
.
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