Synapsin
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<StructureSection load='1px2' size='400' side='right' caption='Rat synapsin 1 complex with ATP and Ca++ ion (green) (PDB code [[1px2]])' scene='84/843883/Cv/1'> | <StructureSection load='1px2' size='400' side='right' caption='Rat synapsin 1 complex with ATP and Ca++ ion (green) (PDB code [[1px2]])' scene='84/843883/Cv/1'> | ||
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== Function == | == Function == | ||
'''Synapsins''' (SYN) are neuronal phosphoproteins which modulate neurotransmitter release at the pre-synaptic terminal by reversibly tethering synaptic vescicles to the actin cytoskeleton<ref>PMID:20438797</ref>. | '''Synapsins''' (SYN) are neuronal phosphoproteins which modulate neurotransmitter release at the pre-synaptic terminal by reversibly tethering synaptic vescicles to the actin cytoskeleton<ref>PMID:20438797</ref>. | ||
| + | *'''Synapsin 1''' is involved in synapse formation<ref>PMID:9513186</ref>. | ||
| + | *'''Synapsin 2''' is involved in axon formation. | ||
| + | *'''Synapsin 3''' is involved in regulation of dopaminergic neurotransmission<ref>PMID:21827867</ref>. | ||
== Structural highlights == | == Structural highlights == | ||
| - | The 3D structure of the rat synapsin 1 complex with ATP shows the catalytically essential multifunctional loop surrounding the <scene name='84/843883/Cv/4'> | + | The 3D structure of the rat synapsin 1 complex with ATP shows the catalytically essential multifunctional loop surrounding the ATP which makes both <scene name='84/843883/Cv/4'>hydrogen bonds</scene> and <scene name='84/843883/Cv/5'>Van-der Waals contacts</scene> with the protein<ref>PMID:14688264</ref>. Water molecules are shown as red spheres. |
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==3D structures of synapsin== | ==3D structures of synapsin== | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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