Entrez gene ID | | 6804 |
Official gene symbol | | STX1A |
Full name | | syntaxin 1A (brain) |
Aliases | | ,HPC-1,P35-1,STX1,SYN1A, |
Gene summary | | This gene encodes 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-terminal transmembrane domain, a SNARE [Soluble NSF (N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive fusion protein)-Attachment protein REceptor] domain (known as H3), and an N-terminal regulatory domain (Habc). Syntaxins bind synaptotagmin in a calcium-dependent fashion and interact with voltage dependent calcium and potassium channels via the C-terminal H3 domain. This gene product is a key molecule in ion channel regulation and synaptic exocytosis. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. |
Location | | Chromosome: 7 Locus: 7q11.23 |
Gene position | | 73134017 - 73113535 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 20483 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 186590 |
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