SNAP23 Essential component of the high affinity receptor for the general membrane fusion machinery and an important regulator of transport vesicle docking and fusion. Belongs to the SNAP-25 family. Ubiquitous. Highest levels where found in placenta. 2 alternatively spliced human isoforms have been reported. Note: This description may include information from UniProtKB.
Protein type: Vesicle
Chromosomal Location of rat Ortholog: 3q35
Cellular Component:  adherens junction; azurophil granule; cytoplasm; cytoplasmic vesicle; cytoplasmic vesicle membrane; GABA-ergic synapse; glutamatergic synapse; mitochondrion; neuron projection; nucleoplasm; plasma membrane; postsynapse; presynapse; SNARE complex; specific granule; synaptobrevin 2-SNAP-25-syntaxin-1a-complexin I complex
Molecular Function:  protein binding; SNAP receptor activity; syntaxin binding; syntaxin-1 binding
Biological Process:  exocytic insertion of neurotransmitter receptor to postsynaptic membrane; exocytosis; histamine secretion by mast cell; membrane fusion; protein-containing complex assembly; regulation of exocytosis; synaptic vesicle fusion to presynaptic active zone membrane; synaptic vesicle priming; vesicle-mediated transport; vesicle-mediated transport in synapse
Reference #:  O70377 (UniProtKB)
Alt. Names/Synonyms: SNAP-23; Snap23; SNP23; Synaptosomal-associated protein 23; synaptosomal-associated protein 23 kD; synaptosomal-associated protein, 23 kD; Vesicle-membrane fusion protein SNAP-23
Gene Symbols: Snap23
Molecular weight: 23,235 Da
Basal Isoelectric point: 4.82  Predict pI for various phosphorylation states
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SNAP23

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Cross-references to other databases:  AlphaFold  |  STRING  |  Reactome  |  BioGPS  |  Pfam  |  Phospho.ELM  |  UniProtKB  |  Entrez-Gene