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Facts about Protein unc-13 homolog A.
Essential for synaptic vesicle maturation in most excitatory/glutamatergic but not inhibitory/GABA-mediated synapses (By similarity). Also involved in secretory granule priming in insulin secretion (By similarity).
Human | |
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Gene Name: | UNC13A |
Uniprot: | Q9UPW8 |
Entrez: | 23025 |
Belongs to: |
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unc-13 family |
KIAA1032Munc13-1protein unc-13 homolog A; Munc13-1; unc-13 homolog A (C. elegans); UNC13A
Mass (kDA):
193.014 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 19p13.11 |
Sequence: | 19; NC_000019.10 (17601328..17688344, complement) |
Expressed in pancreatic islet cells (PubMed:12871971). Expressed in melanocytes (PubMed:23999003).
Cytoplasm. Cell membrane; Peripheral membrane protein. Cell junction, synapse, presynaptic cell membrane; Peripheral membrane protein. Cell junction, synapse, presynaptic active zone. Translocated to the plasma membrane in response to phorbol ester binding.
PMID: 12871971 by Sheu L., et al. Regulation of insulin exocytosis by Munc13-1.
PMID: 23999003 by Yoo J.C., et al. SYT14L, especially its C2 domain, is involved in regulating melanocyte differentiation.