Biology:Synaptojanin 1

Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Generic protein structure example

Synaptojanin 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SYNJ1 gene.

Function

This gene encodes a phosphoinositide phosphatase that regulates levels of membrane phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate. As such, expression of this enzyme may affect synaptic transmission and membrane trafficking. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.

Further reading

This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.