该基因编码一种含有多个蛋白质相互作用域的蛋白质，包括锚蛋白样重复序列、卷曲螺旋结构域和atp/gtp结合基序。编码蛋白与神经元组织中的α-突触核蛋白相互作用，可能在胞浆内含物的形成和神经变性中起作用。这个基因的突变与帕金森氏症有关。选择性剪接导致多个转录变体。[由RefSeq提供，2015年4月]
This gene encodes a protein containing several protein-protein interaction domains, including ankyrin-like repeats, a coiled-coil domain, and an ATP/GTP-binding motif. The encoded protein interacts with alpha-synuclein in neuronal tissue and may play a role in the formation of cytoplasmic inclusions and neurodegeneration. A mutation in this gene has been associated with Parkinson's disease. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2015]