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IPR001285

Synaptophysin/synaptoporin

InterPro entry
Short nameSynaptophysin/porin

Description

Synaptophysin and synaptoporin are related glycoproteins: they are the major integral membrane proteins of a certain class of small neurosecretory vesicles, although they may also be found in vesicles of various non-endocrine cells
[1, 2]
. The polypeptide chain spans the membrane four times and possibly acts as an ion or solute channel.

References

1.Synaptophysin: molecular organization and mRNA expression as determined from cloned cDNA. Leube RE, Kaiser P, Seiter A, Zimbelmann R, Franke WW, Rehm H, Knaus P, Prior P, Betz H, Reinke H. EMBO J. 6, 3261-8, (1987). View articlePMID: 3123215

2.Transmembrane topography and evolutionary conservation of synaptophysin. Johnston PA, Jahn R, Sudhof TC. J. Biol. Chem. 264, 1268-73, (1989). View articlePMID: 2492017

GO terms

biological process

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molecular function

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Cross References

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