Alias |
SH3 and multiple ankyrin repeat domains protein 2, Shank2, Cortactin-binding protein 1, CortBP1, Proline-rich synapse-associated protein 1, SHANK2, CORTBP1, KIAA1022, PROSAP1 |
Bio Background |
This gene encodes a protein that is a member of the Shank family of synaptic proteins that may function as molecular scaffolds in the postsynaptic density (PSD). Shank proteins contain multiple domains for protein-protein interaction, including ankyrin repeats, an SH3 domain, a PSD-95/Dlg/ZO-1 domain, a sterile alpha motif domain, and a proline-rich region. This particular family member contains a PDZ domain, a consensus sequence for cortactin SH3 domain-binding peptides and a sterile alpha motif. The alternative splicing demonstrated in Shank genes has been suggested as a mechanism for regulating the molecular structure of Shank and the spectrum of Shank-interacting proteins in the PSDs of adult and developing brain. Two alternative splice variants, encoding distinct isoforms, are reported. Additional splice variants exist but their full-length nature has not been determined. [provided by RefSeq]. |
Bio References |
Pinto, D., et al. Nature 466(7304):368-372(2010) Berkel, S., et al. Nat. Genet. 42(6):489-491(2010) Lee, J.S., et al. J. Biol. Chem. 285(11):8104-8113(2010) Wu, C., et al. Proteomics 7(11):1775-1785(2007) Olsen, J.V., et al. Cell 127(3):635-648(2006) |