{"symbol":"NAPA","synonyms":["SNAPA"],"name":"N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein, alpha","description":"This gene encodes a member of the soluble NSF attachment protein (SNAP) family. SNAP proteins play a critical role in the docking and fusion of vesicles to target membranes as part of the 20S NSF-SNAP-SNARE complex. The encoded protein plays a role in the completion of membrane fusion by mediating the interaction of N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor (NSF) with the vesicle-associated and membrane-associated SNAP receptor (SNARE) complex, and stimulating the ATPase activity of NSF. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been observed for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2011]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":8775,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/8775","proteins":[{"symbol":"SNAA_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/SNAA_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[]}