{"symbol":"STX16","synonyms":["SYN16"],"name":"syntaxin 16","description":"This gene encodes a protein that is a member of the syntaxin or t-SNARE (target-SNAP receptor) family. These proteins are found on cell membranes and serve as the targets for V-SNARES (vesicle-SNAP receptors) permitting specific synaptic vesicle docking and fusion. A microdeletion in the region of chromosome 20 where this gene is located has been associated with pseudohypoparathyroidism type Ib. Multiple transcript variants have been found for this gene. Read-through transcription also exists between this gene and the neighboring downstream aminopeptidase-like 1 (NPEPL1) gene. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2011]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":8675,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/8675","proteins":[{"symbol":"STX16_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/STX16_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Syntaxins (STX)","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Syntaxins+%28STX%29"}]}