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Functional Families

Overview of the Structural Clusters (SC) and Functional Families within this CATH Superfamily. Clusters with a representative structure are represented by a filled circle.
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FunFam 18: Synaptosomal-associated protein

Please note: GO annotations are assigned to the full protein sequence rather than individual protein domains. Since a given protein can contain multiple domains, it is possible that some of the annotations below come from additional domains that occur in the same protein, but have been classified elsewhere in CATH.

There are 9 GO terms relating to "molecular function"

The search results have been sorted with the annotations that are found most frequently at the top of the list. The results can be filtered by typing text into the search box at the top of the table.
GO Term Annotations Evidence
Protein binding GO:0005515
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with any protein or protein complex (a complex of two or more proteins that may include other nonprotein molecules).
12 A8K287 (/IPI) A8K287 (/IPI) A8K287 (/IPI) A8K287 (/IPI) O00161 (/IPI) O00161 (/IPI) O00161 (/IPI) O00161 (/IPI) O09044 (/IPI) O09044 (/IPI)
(2 more)
Syntaxin binding GO:0019905
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with a syntaxin, a SNAP receptor involved in the docking of synaptic vesicles at the presynaptic zone of a synapse.
5 O00161 (/IPI) O00161 (/IPI) O00161 (/IPI) O00161 (/IPI) O70377 (/IPI)
SNAP receptor activity GO:0005484
Acting as a marker to identify a membrane and interacting selectively with one or more SNAREs on another membrane to mediate membrane fusion.
3 P36975 (/ISS) Q9VH76 (/ISS) Q9VH76 (/ISS)
SNAP receptor activity GO:0005484
Acting as a marker to identify a membrane and interacting selectively with one or more SNAREs on another membrane to mediate membrane fusion.
2 O70377 (/IDA) P36975 (/IDA)
SNAP receptor activity GO:0005484
Acting as a marker to identify a membrane and interacting selectively with one or more SNAREs on another membrane to mediate membrane fusion.
2 O09044 (/ISO) O09044 (/ISO)
Syntaxin binding GO:0019905
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with a syntaxin, a SNAP receptor involved in the docking of synaptic vesicles at the presynaptic zone of a synapse.
2 O09044 (/ISO) O09044 (/ISO)
Syntaxin binding GO:0019905
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with a syntaxin, a SNAP receptor involved in the docking of synaptic vesicles at the presynaptic zone of a synapse.
2 Q9VH76 (/ISS) Q9VH76 (/ISS)
SNARE binding GO:0000149
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with a SNARE (soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attached protein receptor) protein.
1 P36975 (/IPI)
SNAP receptor activity GO:0005484
Acting as a marker to identify a membrane and interacting selectively with one or more SNAREs on another membrane to mediate membrane fusion.
1 P36975 (/NAS)

There are 37 GO terms relating to "biological process"

The search results have been sorted with the annotations that are found most frequently at the top of the list. The results can be filtered by typing text into the search box at the top of the table.
GO Term Annotations Evidence
Antigen processing and presentation of exogenous peptide antigen via MHC class I, TAP-dependent GO:0002479
The process in which an antigen-presenting cell expresses a peptide antigen of exogenous origin on its cell surface in association with an MHC class I protein complex following intracellular transport via a TAP (transporter associated with antigen processing) pathway. The peptide is typically a fragment of a larger exogenous protein which has been degraded within the cell and is dependent on TAP transport from the cytosol to ER for association with the MHC class I molecule. Class I here refers to classical class I molecules.
4 O00161 (/TAS) O00161 (/TAS) O00161 (/TAS) O00161 (/TAS)
Histamine secretion by mast cell GO:0002553
The regulated release of histamine by a mast cell or group of mast cells.
4 O00161 (/IMP) O00161 (/IMP) O00161 (/IMP) O00161 (/IMP)
Post-Golgi vesicle-mediated transport GO:0006892
The directed movement of substances from the Golgi to other parts of the cell, including organelles and the plasma membrane, mediated by small transport vesicles.
4 O00161 (/TAS) O00161 (/TAS) O00161 (/TAS) O00161 (/TAS)
Vesicle targeting GO:0006903
The process in which vesicles are directed to specific destination membranes. Targeting involves coordinated interactions among cytoskeletal elements (microtubules or actin filaments), motor proteins, molecules at the vesicle membrane and target membrane surfaces, and vesicle cargo.
4 O00161 (/TAS) O00161 (/TAS) O00161 (/TAS) O00161 (/TAS)
Neutrophil degranulation GO:0043312
The regulated exocytosis of secretory granules containing preformed mediators such as proteases, lipases, and inflammatory mediators by a neutrophil.
4 O00161 (/TAS) O00161 (/TAS) O00161 (/TAS) O00161 (/TAS)
Membrane fusion GO:0061025
The membrane organization process that joins two lipid bilayers to form a single membrane.
4 O00161 (/TAS) O00161 (/TAS) O00161 (/TAS) O00161 (/TAS)
Golgi to plasma membrane transport GO:0006893
The directed movement of substances from the Golgi to the plasma membrane in transport vesicles that move from the trans-Golgi network to the plasma membrane, where they fuse and release their contents by exocytosis.
3 P36975 (/ISS) Q9VH76 (/ISS) Q9VH76 (/ISS)
Neurotransmitter secretion GO:0007269
The regulated release of neurotransmitter from the presynapse into the synaptic cleft via calcium-regulated exocytosis during synaptic transmission.
3 P36975 (/NAS) Q9VH76 (/NAS) Q9VH76 (/NAS)
Vesicle-mediated transport GO:0016192
A cellular transport process in which transported substances are moved in membrane-bounded vesicles; transported substances are enclosed in the vesicle lumen or located in the vesicle membrane. The process begins with a step that directs a substance to the forming vesicle, and includes vesicle budding and coating. Vesicles are then targeted to, and fuse with, an acceptor membrane.
3 P36975 (/NAS) Q9VH76 (/NAS) Q9VH76 (/NAS)
Histamine secretion by mast cell GO:0002553
The regulated release of histamine by a mast cell or group of mast cells.
2 O09044 (/ISO) O09044 (/ISO)
Exocytosis GO:0006887
A process of secretion by a cell that results in the release of intracellular molecules (e.g. hormones, matrix proteins) contained within a membrane-bounded vesicle. Exocytosis can occur either by full fusion, when the vesicle collapses into the plasma membrane, or by a kiss-and-run mechanism that involves the formation of a transient contact, a pore, between a granule (for exemple of chromaffin cells) and the plasma membrane. The latter process most of the time leads to only partial secretion of the granule content. Exocytosis begins with steps that prepare vesicles for fusion with the membrane (tethering and docking) and ends when molecules are secreted from the cell.
2 O09044 (/IMP) O09044 (/IMP)
Synaptic transmission, cholinergic GO:0007271
The vesicular release of acetylcholine from a presynapse, across a chemical synapse, the subsequent activation of dopamine receptors at the postsynapse of a target cell (neuron, muscle, or secretory cell) and the effects of this activation on the postsynaptic membrane potential and ionic composition of the postsynaptic cytosol. This process encompasses both spontaneous and evoked release of neurotransmitter and all parts of synaptic vesicle exocytosis. Evoked transmission starts with the arrival of an action potential at the presynapse.
2 A5PEW5 (/IMP) O62414 (/IMP)
Protein transport GO:0015031
The directed movement of proteins into, out of or within a cell, or between cells, by means of some agent such as a transporter or pore.
2 O09044 (/ISO) O09044 (/ISO)
Vesicle-mediated transport GO:0016192
A cellular transport process in which transported substances are moved in membrane-bounded vesicles; transported substances are enclosed in the vesicle lumen or located in the vesicle membrane. The process begins with a step that directs a substance to the forming vesicle, and includes vesicle budding and coating. Vesicles are then targeted to, and fuse with, an acceptor membrane.
2 O09044 (/ISO) O09044 (/ISO)
Vesicle-mediated transport GO:0016192
A cellular transport process in which transported substances are moved in membrane-bounded vesicles; transported substances are enclosed in the vesicle lumen or located in the vesicle membrane. The process begins with a step that directs a substance to the forming vesicle, and includes vesicle budding and coating. Vesicles are then targeted to, and fuse with, an acceptor membrane.
2 Q9VH76 (/ISS) Q9VH76 (/ISS)
Regulation of exocytosis GO:0017157
Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of exocytosis.
2 O09044 (/ISO) O09044 (/ISO)
Membrane fusion GO:0061025
The membrane organization process that joins two lipid bilayers to form a single membrane.
2 O09044 (/ISO) O09044 (/ISO)
Membrane fusion GO:0061025
The membrane organization process that joins two lipid bilayers to form a single membrane.
2 Q9VH76 (/ISS) Q9VH76 (/ISS)
Protein-containing complex assembly GO:0065003
The aggregation, arrangement and bonding together of a set of macromolecules to form a protein-containing complex.
2 O09044 (/ISO) O09044 (/ISO)
Exocytic insertion of neurotransmitter receptor to postsynaptic membrane GO:0098967
The exocytic fusion of neurotransmitter receptor containing vesicles with the postsynaptic membrane resulting in the integration of NT receptors, enabling them to participate in neurotransmitter reception. This process includes tethering and docking steps that prepare vesicles for fusion.
2 O09044 (/ISO) O09044 (/ISO)
Vesicle-mediated transport in synapse GO:0099003
Any vesicle-mediated transport that occurs in a synapse
2 O09044 (/ISO) O09044 (/ISO)
Vesicle fusion GO:0006906
Fusion of the membrane of a transport vesicle with its target membrane.
1 P36975 (/IDA)
Neuromuscular synaptic transmission GO:0007274
The process of synaptic transmission from a neuron to a muscle, across a synapse.
1 P36975 (/IEP)
Protein transport GO:0015031
The directed movement of proteins into, out of or within a cell, or between cells, by means of some agent such as a transporter or pore.
1 O70377 (/IMP)
Synaptic vesicle docking GO:0016081
The initial (indirect) attachment of a synaptic vesicle membrane to the presynaptic active zone membrane, mediated by proteins protruding from the membrane and proteins of the presynaptic active zone cytoplasmic component. Synaptic vesicle tethering is the first step in this process.
1 P36975 (/NAS)
Synaptic vesicle priming GO:0016082
A process that converts synaptic vesicles to a state of competence for calcium triggered fusion with the active zone membrane by bringing the two membranes into very close proximity. Priming typically (but not always) occurs after docking (Jahn and Fasshauer, 2012). Primed vesicles are also capable of spontaneously fusing with the active zone membrane.
1 P36975 (/IDA)
Vesicle-mediated transport GO:0016192
A cellular transport process in which transported substances are moved in membrane-bounded vesicles; transported substances are enclosed in the vesicle lumen or located in the vesicle membrane. The process begins with a step that directs a substance to the forming vesicle, and includes vesicle budding and coating. Vesicles are then targeted to, and fuse with, an acceptor membrane.
1 O70377 (/IMP)
Regulation of exocytosis GO:0017157
Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of exocytosis.
1 O70377 (/IMP)
Synaptic vesicle fusion to presynaptic active zone membrane GO:0031629
Fusion of the membrane of a synaptic vesicle with the presynaptic active zone membrane, thereby releasing its cargo neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft.
1 P36975 (/IDA)
Regulation of short-term neuronal synaptic plasticity GO:0048172
A process that modulates short-term neuronal synaptic plasticity, the ability of neuronal synapses to change in the short-term as circumstances require. Short-term neuronal synaptic plasticity generally involves increasing or decreasing synaptic sensitivity.
1 P36975 (/IDA)
Synaptic vesicle transport GO:0048489
The directed movement of synaptic vesicles.
1 P36975 (/IDA)
Membrane fusion GO:0061025
The membrane organization process that joins two lipid bilayers to form a single membrane.
1 O70377 (/IDA)
Protein-containing complex assembly GO:0065003
The aggregation, arrangement and bonding together of a set of macromolecules to form a protein-containing complex.
1 O70377 (/IDA)
Exocytic insertion of neurotransmitter receptor to postsynaptic membrane GO:0098967
The exocytic fusion of neurotransmitter receptor containing vesicles with the postsynaptic membrane resulting in the integration of NT receptors, enabling them to participate in neurotransmitter reception. This process includes tethering and docking steps that prepare vesicles for fusion.
1 O70377 (/IDA)
Exocytic insertion of neurotransmitter receptor to postsynaptic membrane GO:0098967
The exocytic fusion of neurotransmitter receptor containing vesicles with the postsynaptic membrane resulting in the integration of NT receptors, enabling them to participate in neurotransmitter reception. This process includes tethering and docking steps that prepare vesicles for fusion.
1 O70377 (/IMP)
Vesicle-mediated transport in synapse GO:0099003
Any vesicle-mediated transport that occurs in a synapse
1 O70377 (/IDA)
Vesicle-mediated transport in synapse GO:0099003
Any vesicle-mediated transport that occurs in a synapse
1 O70377 (/IMP)

There are 37 GO terms relating to "cellular component"

The search results have been sorted with the annotations that are found most frequently at the top of the list. The results can be filtered by typing text into the search box at the top of the table.
GO Term Annotations Evidence
Plasma membrane GO:0005886
The membrane surrounding a cell that separates the cell from its external environment. It consists of a phospholipid bilayer and associated proteins.
15 A5PEW5 (/IDA) A8K287 (/IDA) A8K287 (/IDA) A8K287 (/IDA) A8K287 (/IDA) H3BP15 (/IDA) H3BQY9 (/IDA) O00161 (/IDA) O00161 (/IDA) O00161 (/IDA)
(5 more)
Nucleoplasm GO:0005654
That part of the nuclear content other than the chromosomes or the nucleolus.
10 A8K287 (/IDA) A8K287 (/IDA) A8K287 (/IDA) A8K287 (/IDA) H3BP15 (/IDA) H3BQY9 (/IDA) O00161 (/IDA) O00161 (/IDA) O00161 (/IDA) O00161 (/IDA)
SNARE complex GO:0031201
A protein complex involved in membrane fusion; a stable ternary complex consisting of a four-helix bundle, usually formed from one R-SNARE and three Q-SNAREs with an ionic layer sandwiched between hydrophobic layers. One well-characterized example is the neuronal SNARE complex formed of synaptobrevin 2, syntaxin 1a, and SNAP-25.
8 O00161 (/IDA) O00161 (/IDA) O00161 (/IDA) O00161 (/IDA) O09044 (/IDA) O09044 (/IDA) O70377 (/IDA) P36975 (/IDA)
Plasma membrane GO:0005886
The membrane surrounding a cell that separates the cell from its external environment. It consists of a phospholipid bilayer and associated proteins.
6 O00161 (/TAS) O00161 (/TAS) O00161 (/TAS) O00161 (/TAS) O09044 (/TAS) O09044 (/TAS)
Cytoplasm GO:0005737
All of the contents of a cell excluding the plasma membrane and nucleus, but including other subcellular structures.
4 O00161 (/IDA) O00161 (/IDA) O00161 (/IDA) O00161 (/IDA)
Cell-cell adherens junction GO:0005913
An adherens junction which connects a cell to another cell.
4 O00161 (/IDA) O00161 (/IDA) O00161 (/IDA) O00161 (/IDA)
Focal adhesion GO:0005925
Small region on the surface of a cell that anchors the cell to the extracellular matrix and that forms a point of termination of actin filaments.
4 O00161 (/HDA) O00161 (/HDA) O00161 (/HDA) O00161 (/HDA)
Phagocytic vesicle membrane GO:0030670
The lipid bilayer surrounding a phagocytic vesicle.
4 O00161 (/TAS) O00161 (/TAS) O00161 (/TAS) O00161 (/TAS)
Specific granule membrane GO:0035579
The lipid bilayer surrounding a specific granule, a granule with a membranous, tubular internal structure, found primarily in mature neutrophil cells. Most are released into the extracellular fluid. Specific granules contain lactoferrin, lysozyme, vitamin B12 binding protein and elastase.
4 O00161 (/TAS) O00161 (/TAS) O00161 (/TAS) O00161 (/TAS)
Specific granule GO:0042581
Granule with a membranous, tubular internal structure, found primarily in mature neutrophil cells. Most are released into the extracellular fluid. Specific granules contain lactoferrin, lysozyme, vitamin B12 binding protein and elastase.
4 O00161 (/IDA) O00161 (/IDA) O00161 (/IDA) O00161 (/IDA)
Azurophil granule GO:0042582
Primary lysosomal granule found in neutrophil granulocytes. Contains a wide range of hydrolytic enzymes and is released into the extracellular fluid.
4 O00161 (/IDA) O00161 (/IDA) O00161 (/IDA) O00161 (/IDA)
Extracellular exosome GO:0070062
A vesicle that is released into the extracellular region by fusion of the limiting endosomal membrane of a multivesicular body with the plasma membrane. Extracellular exosomes, also simply called exosomes, have a diameter of about 40-100 nm.
4 O00161 (/HDA) O00161 (/HDA) O00161 (/HDA) O00161 (/HDA)
Tertiary granule membrane GO:0070821
The lipid bilayer surrounding a tertiary granule.
4 O00161 (/TAS) O00161 (/TAS) O00161 (/TAS) O00161 (/TAS)
SNARE complex GO:0031201
A protein complex involved in membrane fusion; a stable ternary complex consisting of a four-helix bundle, usually formed from one R-SNARE and three Q-SNAREs with an ionic layer sandwiched between hydrophobic layers. One well-characterized example is the neuronal SNARE complex formed of synaptobrevin 2, syntaxin 1a, and SNAP-25.
3 P36975 (/ISS) Q9VH76 (/ISS) Q9VH76 (/ISS)
Nucleoplasm GO:0005654
That part of the nuclear content other than the chromosomes or the nucleolus.
2 O09044 (/ISO) O09044 (/ISO)
Cytoplasm GO:0005737
All of the contents of a cell excluding the plasma membrane and nucleus, but including other subcellular structures.
2 O09044 (/ISO) O09044 (/ISO)
Plasma membrane GO:0005886
The membrane surrounding a cell that separates the cell from its external environment. It consists of a phospholipid bilayer and associated proteins.
2 Q9VH76 (/HDA) Q9VH76 (/HDA)
Plasma membrane GO:0005886
The membrane surrounding a cell that separates the cell from its external environment. It consists of a phospholipid bilayer and associated proteins.
2 O09044 (/ISO) O09044 (/ISO)
Cell-cell adherens junction GO:0005913
An adherens junction which connects a cell to another cell.
2 O09044 (/ISO) O09044 (/ISO)
Secretory granule membrane GO:0030667
The lipid bilayer surrounding a secretory granule.
2 Q9VH76 (/IDA) Q9VH76 (/IDA)
SNARE complex GO:0031201
A protein complex involved in membrane fusion; a stable ternary complex consisting of a four-helix bundle, usually formed from one R-SNARE and three Q-SNAREs with an ionic layer sandwiched between hydrophobic layers. One well-characterized example is the neuronal SNARE complex formed of synaptobrevin 2, syntaxin 1a, and SNAP-25.
2 O09044 (/ISO) O09044 (/ISO)
Cytoplasmic vesicle GO:0031410
A vesicle found in the cytoplasm of a cell.
2 O09044 (/IDA) O09044 (/IDA)
Specific granule GO:0042581
Granule with a membranous, tubular internal structure, found primarily in mature neutrophil cells. Most are released into the extracellular fluid. Specific granules contain lactoferrin, lysozyme, vitamin B12 binding protein and elastase.
2 O09044 (/ISO) O09044 (/ISO)
Azurophil granule GO:0042582
Primary lysosomal granule found in neutrophil granulocytes. Contains a wide range of hydrolytic enzymes and is released into the extracellular fluid.
2 O09044 (/ISO) O09044 (/ISO)
Synapse GO:0045202
The junction between a nerve fiber of one neuron and another neuron, muscle fiber or glial cell. As the nerve fiber approaches the synapse it enlarges into a specialized structure, the presynaptic nerve ending, which contains mitochondria and synaptic vesicles. At the tip of the nerve ending is the presynaptic membrane; facing it, and separated from it by a minute cleft (the synaptic cleft) is a specialized area of membrane on the receiving cell, known as the postsynaptic membrane. In response to the arrival of nerve impulses, the presynaptic nerve ending secretes molecules of neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft. These diffuse across the cleft and transmit the signal to the postsynaptic membrane.
2 A5PEW5 (/IDA) O62414 (/IDA)
Postsynapse GO:0098794
The part of a synapse that is part of the post-synaptic cell.
2 O09044 (/ISO) O09044 (/ISO)
Glutamatergic synapse GO:0098978
A synapse that uses glutamate as a neurotransmitter.
2 O09044 (/ISO) O09044 (/ISO)
GABA-ergic synapse GO:0098982
A synapse that uses GABA as a neurotransmitter. These synapses are typically inhibitory.
2 O09044 (/ISO) O09044 (/ISO)
Cytoplasm GO:0005737
All of the contents of a cell excluding the plasma membrane and nucleus, but including other subcellular structures.
1 P36975 (/ISS)
Plasma membrane GO:0005886
The membrane surrounding a cell that separates the cell from its external environment. It consists of a phospholipid bilayer and associated proteins.
1 P36975 (/NAS)
Membrane GO:0016020
A lipid bilayer along with all the proteins and protein complexes embedded in it an attached to it.
1 P36975 (/ISS)
Terminal bouton GO:0043195
Terminal inflated portion of the axon, containing the specialized apparatus necessary to release neurotransmitters. The axon terminus is considered to be the whole region of thickening and the terminal bouton is a specialized region of it.
1 O70377 (/HDA)
Terminal bouton GO:0043195
Terminal inflated portion of the axon, containing the specialized apparatus necessary to release neurotransmitters. The axon terminus is considered to be the whole region of thickening and the terminal bouton is a specialized region of it.
1 P36975 (/IDA)
Postsynapse GO:0098794
The part of a synapse that is part of the post-synaptic cell.
1 O70377 (/IDA)
Glutamatergic synapse GO:0098978
A synapse that uses glutamate as a neurotransmitter.
1 O70377 (/IDA)
GABA-ergic synapse GO:0098982
A synapse that uses GABA as a neurotransmitter. These synapses are typically inhibitory.
1 O70377 (/IDA)
GABA-ergic synapse GO:0098982
A synapse that uses GABA as a neurotransmitter. These synapses are typically inhibitory.
1 O70377 (/IMP)
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