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Snca Gene Detail
 Symbol
Name
ID
Snca
synuclein, alpha
MGI:1277151


Nomenclature History
Synonyms alpha-synuclein, alphaSYN
Genetic Map
Chromosome 6
29.0 cM
Detailed Genetic Map ± 1 cM
 
Mapping data( 4)

Sequence Map
Chr6:60681573-60778833 bp, - strand
(From Ensembl annotation of NCBI Build 37)
Ensembl ContigView | UCSC Browser | NCBI Map Viewer

Mouse Genome Browser
Mammalian
homology
human; chimpanzee; cattle; dog, domestic; rat    (Mammalian Orthology)
Comparative Map (Mouse/Human Snca ± 2 cM)
Protein SuperFamily: synuclein
TreeFam: TF332776
Sequences
Representative Sequences Length Strain/Species Flank
genomic ENSMUSG00000025889 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 97261 C57BL/6J ± Kb
transcript NM_001042451 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 1296 C57BL/6
polypeptide O55042 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 140 Not Applicable
For the selected sequences
All sequences(29)
Alleles
and
phenotypes
All alleles(4) : Targeted, knock-out(3) Targeted, other(1)
Mice homozygous for disruptions in this gene display resistance to the effects of MPTP on dopamine levels. Otherwise, they show a normal phenotype.
Associated Human Diseases (2)   Alleles Annotated to Human Diseases (1)  
Polymorphisms PCR(3) SNPs within 2kb(555 from dbSNP Build 128)  
Gene Ontology
(GO)
classifications
All GO classifications(42)
Process adult locomotory behavior, cellular response to oxidative stress...
Component cytoplasm, cytoskeleton...
Function arachidonic acid binding, identical protein binding...
This is a GO Consortium Reference Genome Project gene.
External Resources: MouseFunc
Expression Literature Summary: (11 records)
Data Summary: Assays (2)    Results (26)    Tissues (16)
Theiler Stages: 22,23,25,28
  Assay Type Assays   Results
      RNA in situ 1   18
      Northern blot 1   8
cDNA source data(41)
External Resources: Allen Brain Atlas  GENSAT  GEO 
Molecular
reagents
All nucleic(45) cDNA(42) Primer pair(3)
Microarray probesets(2)
Other database
links
Ensembl Gene Model ENSMUSG00000025889
DoTS DT.91340588, DT.91392401, DT.94307842, DT.94307853
UniGene 17484
DFCI TC1574723, TC1590229, TC1691341
NIA Mouse Gene Index U027382
Entrez Gene 20617
International Mouse Knockout Project Status Snca
Protein
domains
InterPro ID Description
IPR001058 Synuclein
IPR002460 Alpha-synuclein
Graphical View of Protein Domain Structure
References
(Earliest) J:48620 Hsu LJ et al., "Expression pattern of synucleins (non-Abeta component of Alzheimer's disease amyloid precursor protein/alpha-synuclein) during murine brain development." J Neurochem 1998 Jul;71(1):338-44
(Latest) J:153557 Rappley I et al., "Lipidomic profiling in mouse brain reveals differences between ages and genders, with smaller changes associated with alpha-synuclein genotype." J Neurochem 2009 Oct;111(1):15-25
All references(74)

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last database update
11/20/2009
MGI_4.31
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