symmetric synapse Gene Set

Dataset GO Cellular Component Annotations 2025
Category structural or functional annotations
Type cellular component
Description A type of synapse occurring primarily on dendrite shafts and neuronal cell bodies. Symmetric synapses involve axons containing clusters of predominantly flattened or elongated vesicles and do not contain a prominent postsynaptic density. (Gene Ontology, GO_0032280)
External Link http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0032280
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6 proteins localized to the symmetric synapse cellular component from the curated GO Cellular Component Annotations 2025 dataset.

Symbol Name
ARFGEF2 ADP-ribosylation factor guanine nucleotide-exchange factor 2 (brefeldin A-inhibited)
NLGN2 neuroligin 2
NLGN3 neuroligin 3
NLGN4X neuroligin 4, X-linked
NLGN4Y neuroligin 4, Y-linked
SLC4A8 solute carrier family 4, sodium bicarbonate cotransporter, member 8