Synuclein alpha

mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
Protein protein Q288591
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Synuclein alpha

Summary

Synuclein alpha is a protein[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of protein entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (596 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Synuclein alpha's instance of is recorded as protein[3].
  • Synuclein alpha is part of alpha-synuclein[4].
  • Synuclein alpha is part of Synuclein[5].
  • Synuclein alpha's Commons category is recorded as Alpha-synuclein[6].
  • Synuclein alpha's molecular function is recorded as calcium ion binding[7].
  • Synuclein alpha's molecular function is recorded as protein N-terminus binding[8].
  • Synuclein alpha's molecular function is recorded as ferrous iron binding[9].
  • Synuclein alpha's molecular function is recorded as phospholipid binding[10].
  • Synuclein alpha's molecular function is recorded as metal ion binding[11].
  • Synuclein alpha's molecular function is recorded as fatty acid binding[12].
  • Synuclein alpha's molecular function is recorded as oxidoreductase activity[13].
  • Synuclein alpha's molecular function is recorded as magnesium ion binding[14].
  • Synuclein alpha's molecular function is recorded as histone binding[15].
  • Synuclein alpha's molecular function is recorded as zinc ion binding[16].
  • Synuclein alpha's molecular function is recorded as cysteine-type endopeptidase inhibitor activity involved in apoptotic process[17].
  • Synuclein alpha's molecular function is recorded as protein binding[18].
  • Synuclein alpha's molecular function is recorded as kinesin binding[19].
  • Synuclein alpha's molecular function is recorded as tau protein binding[20].
  • Synuclein alpha's molecular function is recorded as copper ion binding[21].
  • Synuclein alpha's molecular function is recorded as microtubule binding[22].
  • Synuclein alpha's molecular function is recorded as alpha-tubulin binding[23].
  • Synuclein alpha's molecular function is recorded as phosphoprotein binding[24].
  • Synuclein alpha's molecular function is recorded as phospholipase D inhibitor activity[25].
  • Synuclein alpha's molecular function is recorded as beta-tubulin binding[26].
  • Synuclein alpha's molecular function is recorded as identical protein binding[27].

Why It Matters

Synuclein alpha ranks in the top 3% of protein entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (596 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Magnesium inhibits spontaneous and iron-induced aggregation of alpha-synuclein. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Magnesium inhibits spontaneous and iron-induced aggregation of alpha-synuclein. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Interactions between fatty acids and alpha-synuclein. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Redox activity of α-synuclein–Cu is silenced by Zn7-metallothionein-3. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Magnesium inhibits spontaneous and iron-induced aggregation of alpha-synuclein. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Magnesium inhibits spontaneous and iron-induced aggregation of alpha-synuclein. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Wild-type but not Parkinson's disease-related ala-53 --> Thr mutant alpha -synuclein protects neuronal cells from apoptotic stimuli. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Modulation of the trafficking of the human serotonin transporter by human alpha-synuclein. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Molecular motors implicated in the axonal transport of tau and alpha-synuclein. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . alpha-Synuclein and its disease-related mutants interact differentially with the microtubule protein tau and associate with the actin cytoskeleton. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Redox activity of α-synuclein–Cu is silenced by Zn7-metallothionein-3. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Tubulin Seeds α-Synuclein Fibril Formation. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Parkinsonian Neurotoxin 1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) and α-Synuclein Mutations Promote Tau Protein Phosphorylation at Ser262 and Destabilize Microtubule Cytoskeleton in Vitro. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Evidence that alpha-synuclein does not inhibit phospholipase D. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . α-Synuclein modifies huntingtin aggregation in living cells. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Encoded by SNCA
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