This gene encodes a member of the syntaxin superfamily. Syntaxins are nervous system-specific proteins implicated in the docking of synaptic vesicles with the presynaptic plasma membrane. Syntaxins possess a single C-terminal transmembrane domain, a SNARE [Soluble NSF (N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive fusion protein)-Attachment protein REceptor] domain (known as H3), and an N-terminal regulatory domain (Habc). Syntaxins bind synaptotagmin in a calcium-dependent fashion and interact with voltage dependent calcium and potassium channels via the C-terminal H3 domain. This gene product is a key molecule in ion channel regulation and synaptic exocytosis. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.[provided by RefSeq, Sep 2009],
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Function:
Disease:Haploinsufficiency of STX1A may be the cause of certain cardiovascular and musculo-skeletal abnormalities observed in Williams-Beuren syndrome (WBS), a rare developmental disorder. It is a contiguous gene deletion syndrome involving genes from chromosome band 7q11.23.,Function:Potentially involved in docking of synaptic vesicles at presynaptic active zones. May play a critical role in neurotransmitter exocytosis.,similarity:Belongs to the syntaxin family.,similarity:Contains 1 t-SNARE coiled-coil homology domain.,subunit:Part of the SNARE core complex containing SNAP25, VAMP2 and STX1A. This complex binds to CPLX1. Binds SYTL4 and STXBP6. Found in a ternary complex with STX1A and SNAP25. Interacts with OTOF (By similarity). Found in a complex with VAMP8 and SNAP23. Interacts with VAPA and SYBU.,tissue specificity:Isoform 1 is highly expressed in embryonic spinal chord and ganglia and in adult cerebellum and cerebral cortex. Isoform 2 is expressed in heart, liver, fat, skeletal muscle, kidney and brain.,
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Cellular Localization:
Cytoplasmic vesicle, secretory vesicle, synaptic vesicle membrane ; Single-pass type IV membrane protein . Cell junction, synapse, synaptosome . Cell membrane . Colocalizes with KCNB1 at the cell membrane. .; [Isoform 2]: Secreted .
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Tissue Expression:
[Isoform 1]: Highly expressed in embryonic spinal cord and ganglia and in adult cerebellum and cerebral cortex. ; [Isoform 2]: Expressed in heart, liver, fat, skeletal muscle, kidney and brain.
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Research Areas:
>>SNARE interactions in vesicular transport ;
>>Synaptic vesicle cycle ;
>>Insulin secretion ;
>>Huntington disease ;
>>Pathways of neurodegeneration - multiple diseases ;
>>Amphetamine addiction