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Synucleins
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Definition
: A family of homologous proteins of low MOLECULAR WEIGHT that are predominately expressed in the BRAIN and that have been implicated in a variety of human diseases. They were originally isolated from CHOLINERGIC FIBERS of TORPEDO.
Examples
alpha-Synuclein
;
beta-Synuclein
;
gamma-Synuclein
Other names
Synuclein
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Sncga protein, zebrafish
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*Zebrafish Proteins
*Synucleins.
Dev Dyn 2009 Mar;238(3):746-54