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SYNJ2
Introduction
Synaptojanin 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SYNJ2 gene.[1]
Function
Function
The gene is a member of the inositol-polyphosphate 5-phosphatase family. The encoded protein interacts with the ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 1, which causes translocation of the encoded protein to the plasma membrane where it inhibits clathrin-mediated endocytosis. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, May 2010].
Further reading
Further reading
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- Verweij KJ, Vinkhuyzen AA, Benyamin B, Lynskey MT, Quaye L, Agrawal A, Gordon SD, Montgomery GW, Madden PA, Heath AC, Spector TD, Martin NG, Medland SE (September 2013). “The genetic aetiology of cannabis use initiation: a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies and a SNP-based heritability estimation”. Addiction Biology. 18 (5): 846–50. doi:10.1111/j.1369-1600.2012.00478.x. PMC 3548058. PMID 22823124.
- Modregger J, Schmidt AA, Ritter B, Huttner WB, Plomann M (February 2003). “Characterization of Endophilin B1b, a brain-specific membrane-associated lysophosphatidic acid acyl transferase with properties distinct from endophilin A1”. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278 (6): 4160–7. doi:10.1074/jbc.M208568200. PMID 12456676.
- Spaenij-Dekking EH, Van Delft J, Van Der Meijden E, Hiemstra HS, Falkenburg JH, Koning F, Drijfhout JW, Kluin-Nelemans JC (December 2003). “Synaptojanin 2 is recognized by HLA class II-restricted hairy cell leukemia-specific T cells”. Leukemia. 17 (12): 2467–73. doi:10.1038/sj.leu.2403174. PMID 14562116.
- Chuang Y, Xu X, Kwiatkowska A, Tsapraillis G, Hwang H, Petritis K, Flynn D, Symons M (2012). “Regulation of synaptojanin 2 5′-phosphatase activity by Src”. Cell Adhesion & Migration. 6 (6): 518–25. doi:10.4161/cam.22139. PMC 3547897. PMID 23076136.
- Wong KA, Wilson J, Russo A, Wang L, Okur MN, Wang X, Martin NP, Scappini E, Carnegie GK, O’Bryan JP (2012). “Intersectin (ITSN) family of scaffolds function as molecular hubs in protein interaction networks”. PLoS One. 7 (4): e36023. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0036023. PMCÂ 3338775. PMIDÂ 22558309.
- Jiao S, Hsu L, Berndt S, Bézieau S, Brenner H, Buchanan D, Caan BJ, Campbell PT, Carlson CS, Casey G, Chan AT, Chang-Claude J, Chanock S, Conti DV, Curtis KR, Duggan D, Gallinger S, Gruber SB, Harrison TA, Hayes RB, Henderson BE, Hoffmeister M, Hopper JL, Hudson TJ, Hutter CM, Jackson RD, Jenkins MA, Kantor ED, Kolonel LN, Küry S, Le Marchand L, Lemire M, Newcomb PA, Potter JD, Qu C, Rosse SA, Schoen RE, Schumacher FR, Seminara D, Slattery ML, Ulrich CM, Zanke BW, Peters U (2012). “Genome-wide search for gene-gene interactions in colorectal cancer”. PLoS One. 7 (12): e52535. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0052535. PMC 3530500. PMID 23300701.
- Warnatz HJ, Schmidt D, Manke T, Piccini I, Sultan M, Borodina T, Balzereit D, Wruck W, Soldatov A, Vingron M, Lehrach H, Yaspo ML (July 2011). “The BTB and CNC homology 1 (BACH1) target genes are involved in the oxidative stress response and in control of the cell cycle”. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286 (26): 23521–32. doi:10.1074/jbc.M111.220178. PMC 3123115. PMID 21555518.
- Chuang YY, Tran NL, Rusk N, Nakada M, Berens ME, Symons M (November 2004). “Role of synaptojanin 2 in glioma cell migration and invasion”. Cancer Research. 64 (22): 8271–5. doi:10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-04-2097. PMID 15548694.
This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.