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Beta-synuclein

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Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
SNCB
Identifiers
AliasesSNCB, entrez:6620, synuclein beta
External IDsOMIM: 602569; MGI: 1889011; HomoloGene: 2320; GeneCards: SNCB; OMA:SNCB - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chromosome 5 (human)
Chr.Chromosome 5 (human)
Chromosome 5 (human)Genomic location for SNCBGenomic location for SNCB
Band5q35.2Start176,620,082 bp
End176,630,556 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chromosome 13 (mouse)
Chr.Chromosome 13 (mouse)
Chromosome 13 (mouse)Genomic location for SNCBGenomic location for SNCB
Band13 B1|13 29.28 cMStart54,906,673 bp
End54,914,408 bp
RNA expression pattern
Bgee
HumanMouse (ortholog)
Top expressed in
  • right hemisphere of cerebellum

  • right frontal lobe

  • Brodmann area 10

  • anterior cingulate cortex

  • dorsolateral prefrontal cortex

  • paraflocculus of cerebellum

  • Brodmann area 9

  • frontal pole

  • Amygdala

  • Hypothalamus
Top expressed in
  • dentate gyrus of hippocampal formation granule cell

  • neural layer of retina

  • primary visual cortex

  • superior frontal gyrus

  • perirhinal cortex

  • entorhinal cortex

  • CA3 field

  • cerebellar cortex

  • central gray substance of midbrain

  • superior colliculus
More reference expression data
BioGPS
More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

6620

104069

Ensembl

ENSG00000074317

ENSMUSG00000034891

UniProt

Q16143

Q91ZZ3

RefSeq (mRNA)
NM_001001502
NM_003085
NM_001318034
NM_001318035
NM_001318036

NM_001318037
NM_001363140

NM_033610
NM_001362407

RefSeq (protein)
NP_001001502
NP_001304963
NP_001304964
NP_001304965
NP_001304966

NP_003076
NP_001350069

NP_291088
NP_001349336

Location (UCSC)Chr 5: 176.62 – 176.63 MbChr 13: 54.91 – 54.91 Mb
PubMed search
Wikidata
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Beta-synuclein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SNCB gene.

The protein encoded by this gene is highly homologous to alpha-synuclein. These proteins are abundantly expressed in the brain and putatively inhibit phospholipase D2 selectively. The encoded protein, which may play a role in neuronal plasticity, is abundant in neurofibrillary lesions of patients with Alzheimer's disease. This protein has been shown to be highly expressed in the substantia nigra of the brain, a region of neuronal degeneration in patients with Parkinson's disease; however, no direct relation to Parkinson's disease has been established. Two transcript variants encoding the same protein have been found for this gene.

Beta-synuclein is a synuclein protein found primarily in brain tissue and is seen mainly in presynaptic terminals. Beta-synuclein is predominantly expressed in the neocortex, hippocampus, striatum, thalamus, and cerebellum. It is not found in Lewy bodies, but it is associated with hippocampal pathology in PD and DLB.

Beta-synuclein is suggested to be an inhibitor of alpha-synuclein aggregation, which occurs in neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease. Thus, beta-synuclein may protect the central nervous system from the neurotoxic effects of alpha-synuclein and provide a novel treatment of neurodegenerative disorders.

See also

References

  1. ^ GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000074317Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000034891Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Spillantini MG, Divane A, Goedert M (Nov 1995). "Assignment of human alpha-synuclein (SNCA) and beta-synuclein (SNCB) genes to chromosomes 4q21 and 5q35". Genomics. 27 (2): 379–81. doi:10.1006/geno.1995.1063. PMID 7558013.
  6. Lavedan C, Leroy E, Torres R, Dehejia A, Dutra A, Buchholtz S, Nussbaum RL, Polymeropoulos MH (Jan 1999). "Genomic organization and expression of the human beta-synuclein gene (SNCB)". Genomics. 54 (1): 173–5. doi:10.1006/geno.1998.5556. PMID 9806846.
  7. ^ "Entrez Gene: SNCB synuclein, beta".
  8. George, JM (2002). "The synucleins". Genome Biology. 3 (1): REVIEWS3002. doi:10.1186/gb-2001-3-1-reviews3002. PMC 150459. PMID 11806835.
  9. Hashimoto, M; Bar-On, P; Ho, G; Takenouchi, T; Rockenstein, E; Crews, L; Masliah, E (2004). "Beta-synuclein regulates Akt activity in neuronal cells. A possible mechanism for neuroprotection in Parkinson's disease". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279 (22): 23622–9. doi:10.1074/jbc.M313784200. PMID 15026413.
  10. Hashimoto, M; Rockenstein, E; Mante, M; Mallory, M; Masliah, E (2001). "beta-Synuclein inhibits alpha-synuclein aggregation: a possible role as an anti-parkinsonian factor". Neuron. 32 (2): 213–23. doi:10.1016/S0896-6273(01)00462-7. PMID 11683992. S2CID 14766899.

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