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Aliases APBA1, D9S411E, LIN10, MINT1, X11, X11A, X11ALPHA, amyloid beta precursor protein binding family A member 1 External IDs MGI: 1860297 HomoloGene: 897 GeneCards: APBA1 | ||
Amyloid beta A4 precursor protein-binding family A member 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the APBA1 gene.
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Function
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the X11 protein family. It is a neuronal adaptor protein that interacts with the Alzheimer's disease amyloid precursor protein (APP). It stabilises APP and inhibits production of proteolytic APP fragments including the A beta peptide that is deposited in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients. This gene product is believed to be involved in signal transduction processes. It is also regarded as a putative vesicular trafficking protein in the brain that can form a complex with the potential to couple synaptic vesicle exocytosis to neuronal cell adhesion.
Interactions
APBA1 has been shown to interact with KCNJ12, CCS, CASK and Amyloid precursor protein.