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'''Synapsins''' (SYN) are neuronal phosphoproteins which modulate neurotransmitter release at the pre-synaptic terminal by reversibly tethering synaptic vescicles to the actin cytoskeleton<ref>PMID:20438797</ref>.
'''Synapsins''' (SYN) are neuronal phosphoproteins which modulate neurotransmitter release at the pre-synaptic terminal by reversibly tethering synaptic vescicles to the actin cytoskeleton<ref>PMID:20438797</ref>.
*'''Synapsin 1''' is involved in synapse formation<ref>PMID:9513186</ref>.
*'''Synapsin 2''' is involved in axon formation.
*'''Synapsin 3''' is involved in regulation of dopaminergic neurotransmission<ref>PMID:21827867</ref>.


== Structural highlights ==
== Structural highlights ==


The 3D structure of the rat synapsin 1 complex with ATP shows the catalytically essential multifunctional loop surrounding the ATP which makes both <scene name='84/843883/Cv/4'>hydrogen bonds</scene> and <scene name='84/843883/Cv/5'>Van-der Waals contacts</scene> with the protein<ref>PMID:14688264</ref>. Water molecules are shown as red spheres.
The 3D structure of the rat synapsin 1 complex with ATP shows the catalytically essential multifunctional loop surrounding the ATP which makes both <scene name='84/843883/Cv/4'>hydrogen bonds</scene> and <scene name='84/843883/Cv/5'>Van-der Waals contacts</scene> with the protein<ref>PMID:14688264</ref>. Water molecules are shown as red spheres.
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==3D structures of synapsin==
==3D structures of synapsin==
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== References ==
== References ==
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Rat synapsin 1 complex with ATP and Ca++ ion (green) (PDB code 1px2)

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