{"symbol":"SNCB","synonyms":[],"name":"synuclein, beta","description":"This gene encodes a member of a small family of proteins that inhibit phospholipase D2 and may function in neuronal plasticity. The encoded protein is abundant in lesions of patients with Alzheimer disease. A mutation in this gene was found in individuals with dementia with Lewy bodies. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2015]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":6620,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/6620","proteins":[{"symbol":"SYUB_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/SYUB_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[]}