Descriptions

Unc13, a phorbol ester/diacylglycerol-binding protein, is a synaptic hub protein required for fast chemical synaptic transmission by directly regulating SNAREs, and its Syntaxin-interacting MUN domain is essential for Unc13 function. The C1-C2B domain N-terminally adjacent to the MUN domain inhibits Unc13 function by tightly coupled to the MUN domain, which is disinhibited by diacylglycerol (DAG) or calcium binding. The disinhibition step allows for the superpriming of synaptic vesicles. Also, the addition of flexibility to the linker between the C2B and MUN domains relieves the autoinhibited state.

Autoinhibitory domains (AIDs)

Target domain

929-1416 (MUN domain)

Relief mechanism

Ligand binding

Assay

Target domain

929-1416 (MUN domain)

Relief mechanism

Ligand binding

Assay

Target domain

929-1416 (MUN domain)

Relief mechanism

Ligand binding

Assay

Accessory elements

No accessory elements

Autoinhibited structure

Activated structure

1 structures for Q9Z1N9

Entry ID Method Resolution Chain Position Source
AF-Q9Z1N9-F1 Predicted AlphaFoldDB

73 variants for Q9Z1N9

Variant ID(s) Position Change Description Diseaes Association Provenance
rs3388683041 15 G>C No EVA
rs3388679255 27 K>* No EVA
rs3388678218 65 W>G No EVA
rs3388680468 66 N>D No EVA
rs3388680466 80 I>F No EVA
rs3388679250 86 R>H No EVA
rs3388680175 106 K>R No EVA
rs3388680527 109 E>K No EVA
rs3388658835 172 A>T No EVA
rs3394014283 230 V>F No EVA
rs243814841 314 L>H No EVA
rs27868566 353 H>Y No EVA
rs227951992 365 V>L No EVA
rs3388674956 404 D>E No EVA
rs3388673148 424 G>S No EVA
rs3388666022 481 I>V No EVA
rs3388681036 498 T>P No EVA
rs3388680215 527 C>S No EVA
rs3388671589 528 H>Y No EVA
rs3388666060 541 Q>* No EVA
rs3388671601 551 G>E No EVA
rs3388676470 556 T>A No EVA
rs3388683000 613 K>Q No EVA
rs3388676940 637 V>L No EVA
rs3388668985 639 V>M No EVA
rs3388680191 742 I>M No EVA
rs3388666011 742 I>S No EVA
rs3388678236 742 I>V No EVA
rs3388666067 743 K>R No EVA
rs3388676994 773 G>R No EVA
rs3388682991 790 F>C No EVA
rs3388674944 847 T>K No EVA
rs3393892956 868 R>I No EVA
rs3394171223 869 F>I No EVA
rs3394082736 869 F>L No EVA
rs3394170914 870 V>E No EVA
rs3394292966 915 F>I No EVA
rs3394170937 916 R>M No EVA
rs3394218441 917 M>K No EVA
rs3388680945 954 L>I No EVA
rs3388683005 965 P>S No EVA
rs3388683007 987 V>L No EVA
rs3388671608 1000 V>I No EVA
rs3388680522 1038 L>R No EVA
rs3394157598 1050 K>N No EVA
rs3394292991 1050 K>T No EVA
rs3394015517 1051 V>L No EVA
rs3388673080 1064 A>P No EVA
rs3394170920 1096 R>C No EVA
rs3388668913 1103 K>M No EVA
rs3388676972 1135 R>W No EVA
rs3388676951 1167 L>F No EVA
rs3388681075 1186 N>I No EVA
rs3388680455 1188 M>T No EVA
rs3388683003 1212 A>T No EVA
rs27852732 1214 S>N No EVA
rs253659907 1224 T>A No EVA
rs3388683017 1232 V>E No EVA
rs3542227051 1279 P>S No EVA
rs3388682971 1305 K>E No EVA
rs3388671520 1329 G>C No EVA
rs3388682964 1331 Q>R No EVA
rs3388684498 1353 E>D No EVA
rs3388671614 1361 K>* No EVA
rs3388676975 1364 A>V No EVA
rs3388668943 1374 K>M No EVA
rs3388666099 1428 D>G No EVA
rs3388668988 1433 E>* No EVA
rs3388671602 1459 N>S No EVA
rs3388680494 1503 N>K No EVA
rs3394229470 1512 N>Y No EVA
rs233324911 1563 I>M No EVA
rs3388668987 1572 I>N No EVA

No associated diseases with Q9Z1N9

8 regional properties for Q9Z1N9

Type Name Position InterPro Accession
domain C2 domain 1 - 97 IPR000008-1
domain C2 domain 595 - 721 IPR000008-2
domain C2 domain 1430 - 1559 IPR000008-3
domain Protein kinase C-like, phorbol ester/diacylglycerol-binding domain 489 - 539 IPR002219
domain MUN domain 929 - 1416 IPR010439
domain Munc13 homology 1 1024 - 1167 IPR014770
domain Mammalian uncoordinated homology 13, domain 2 1274 - 1416 IPR014772
domain Protein Unc-13, C2B domain 612 - 738 IPR037302

Functions

Description
EC Number
Subcellular Localization
  • Cytoplasm
  • Membrane; Peripheral membrane protein
  • Golgi apparatus
  • Synapse
  • Localized to synapses (By similarity)
  • Translocates to the Golgi in response to phorbol ester binding
PANTHER Family
PANTHER Subfamily
PANTHER Protein Class
PANTHER Pathway Category No pathway information available

16 GO annotations of cellular component

Name Definition
calyx of Held The terminal specialization of a calyciferous axon which forms large synapses in the mammalian auditory central nervous system.
cytosol The part of the cytoplasm that does not contain organelles but which does contain other particulate matter, such as protein complexes.
early phagosome A membrane-bounded intracellular vesicle as initially formed upon the ingestion of particulate material by phagocytosis.
glutamatergic synapse A synapse that uses glutamate as a neurotransmitter.
Golgi apparatus A membrane-bound cytoplasmic organelle of the endomembrane system that further processes the core oligosaccharides (e.g. N-glycans) added to proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum and packages them into membrane-bound vesicles. The Golgi apparatus operates at the intersection of the secretory, lysosomal, and endocytic pathways.
hippocampal mossy fiber to CA3 synapse One of the giant synapses that form between the mossy fiber axons of dentate gyrus granule cells and the large complex spines of CA3 pyramidal cells. It consists of a giant bouton known as the mossy fiber expansion, synapsed to the complex, multiheaded spine (thorny excresence) of a CA3 pyramidal cell.
neuromuscular junction The junction between the axon of a motor neuron and a muscle fiber. In response to the arrival of action potentials, the presynaptic button releases molecules of neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft. These diffuse across the cleft and transmit the signal to the postsynaptic membrane of the muscle fiber, leading to a change in post-synaptic potential.
plasma membrane The membrane surrounding a cell that separates the cell from its external environment. It consists of a phospholipid bilayer and associated proteins.
presynapse The part of a synapse that is part of the presynaptic cell.
presynaptic active zone A specialized region of the plasma membrane and cell cortex of a presynaptic neuron; encompasses a region of the plasma membrane where synaptic vesicles dock and fuse, and a specialized cortical cytoskeletal matrix.
presynaptic active zone cytoplasmic component A specialized region below the presynaptic membrane, characterized by electron-dense material, a specialized cytoskeletal matrix and accumulated (associated) synaptic vesicles.
presynaptic membrane A specialized area of membrane of the axon terminal that faces the plasma membrane of the neuron or muscle fiber with which the axon terminal establishes a synaptic junction; many synaptic junctions exhibit structural presynaptic characteristics, such as conical, electron-dense internal protrusions, that distinguish it from the remainder of the axon plasma membrane.
ribbon synapse Type of synapse characterized by an electron-dense ribbon, lamella (bar) or spherical body in the presynaptic process cytoplasm.
synaptic membrane A specialized area of membrane on either the presynaptic or the postsynaptic side of a synapse, the junction between a nerve fiber of one neuron and another neuron or muscle fiber or glial cell.
synaptic vesicle membrane The lipid bilayer surrounding a synaptic vesicle.
terminal bouton Terminal inflated portion of the axon, containing the specialized apparatus necessary to release neurotransmitters. The axon terminus is considered to be the whole region of thickening and the terminal bouton is a specialized region of it.

7 GO annotations of molecular function

Name Definition
calcium ion binding Binding to a calcium ion (Ca2+).
calmodulin binding Binding to calmodulin, a calcium-binding protein with many roles, both in the calcium-bound and calcium-free states.
diacylglycerol binding Binding to a diacylglycerol, a diester of glycerol and two fatty acids.
non-kinase phorbol ester receptor activity Combining with a phorbol ester and transmitting the signal by a mechanism independent of kinase activity.
phospholipid binding Binding to a phospholipid, a class of lipids containing phosphoric acid as a mono- or diester.
syntaxin binding Binding to a syntaxin, a SNAP receptor involved in the docking of synaptic vesicles at the presynaptic zone of a synapse.
syntaxin-1 binding Binding to a syntaxin-1 SNAP receptor.

22 GO annotations of biological process

Name Definition
cellular response to glucose stimulus Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a glucose stimulus.
chemical synaptic transmission The vesicular release of classical neurotransmitter molecules from a presynapse, across a chemical synapse, the subsequent activation of neurotransmitter receptors at the postsynapse of a target cell (neuron, muscle, or secretory cell) and the effects of this activation on the postsynaptic membrane potential and ionic composition of the postsynaptic cytosol. This process encompasses both spontaneous and evoked release of neurotransmitter and all parts of synaptic vesicle exocytosis. Evoked transmission starts with the arrival of an action potential at the presynapse.
dense core granule priming A process that converts unprimed dense core granules (DCVs) to a pool of primed vesicles that are capable of fusing with the plasma membrane (fusion-competent) and thereby releasing their contents. Priming typically occurs after docking.
innervation The process in which a nerve invades a tissue and makes functional synaptic connection within the tissue.
negative regulation of synaptic plasticity A process that decreases synaptic plasticity, the ability of synapses to change as circumstances require. They may alter function, such as increasing or decreasing their sensitivity, or they may increase or decrease in actual numbers.
neuromuscular junction development A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of a neuromuscular junction.
neuronal dense core vesicle exocytosis The secretion of molecules (e.g. neuropeptides, insulin-related peptides or neuromodulators such as serotonin and dopamine) contained within a neuronal dense core vesicle by fusion of the granule with the plasma membrane of a neuron in response to increased cytosolic calcium levels.
phagosome maturation A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the arrangement of constituent parts of a phagosome within a cell. Phagosome maturation begins with endocytosis and formation of the early phagosome and ends with the formation of the hybrid organelle, the phagolysosome.
positive regulation of defense response to bacterium Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of defense response to bacterium.
positive regulation of exocytosis Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of exocytosis.
positive regulation of inhibitory postsynaptic potential Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of inhibitory postsynaptic potential (IPSP). IPSP is a temporary decrease in postsynaptic membrane potential due to the flow of negatively charged ions into the postsynaptic cell. The flow of ions that causes an IPSP is an inhibitory postsynaptic current (IPSC) and makes it more difficult for the neuron to fire an action potential.
positive regulation of protein secretion Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of the controlled release of a protein from a cell.
positive regulation of synaptic vesicle priming Any process that increases the frequency, rate or extent of synaptic vesicle priming. Synaptic vesicle priming is the formation of SNARE-containing complexes, bringing synaptic vesicle membrane and plasma membranes into close proximity and thereby facilitating membrane fusion.
presynaptic dense core vesicle exocytosis The secretion of molecules (e.g. neuropeptides and neuromodulators such as serotonin and dopamine) contained within a membrane-bounced dense in response to increased presynaptic cytosolic calcium levels.
regulation of presynaptic dense core granule exocytosis Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of presynaptic dense core granule exocytosis.
regulation of short-term neuronal synaptic plasticity A process that modulates short-term neuronal synaptic plasticity, the ability of neuronal synapses to change in the short-term as circumstances require. Short-term neuronal synaptic plasticity generally involves increasing or decreasing synaptic sensitivity.
spontaneous neurotransmitter secretion Neurotransmitter secretion that occurs in the absence of the action of a secretagogue or a presynaptic action potential.
synaptic transmission, glutamatergic The vesicular release of glutamate from a presynapse, across a chemical synapse, the subsequent activation of glutamate receptors at the postsynapse of a target cell (neuron, muscle, or secretory cell) and the effects of this activation on the postsynaptic membrane potential and ionic composition of the postsynaptic cytosol. This process encompasses both spontaneous and evoked release of neurotransmitter and all parts of synaptic vesicle exocytosis. Evoked transmission starts with the arrival of an action potential at the presynapse.
synaptic vesicle docking The initial (indirect) attachment of a synaptic vesicle membrane to the presynaptic active zone membrane, mediated by proteins protruding from the membrane and proteins of the presynaptic active zone cytoplasmic component. Synaptic vesicle tethering is the first step in this process.
synaptic vesicle exocytosis Fusion of intracellular membrane-bounded vesicles with the pre-synaptic membrane of the neuronal cell resulting in release of neurotransmitter into the synaptic cleft.
synaptic vesicle maturation Steps required to form an initiated synaptic vesicle into a fully formed and transmissible synaptic vesicle.
synaptic vesicle priming A process that converts synaptic vesicles to a state of competence for calcium triggered fusion with the active zone membrane by bringing the two membranes into very close proximity. Priming typically (but not always) occurs after docking (Jahn and Fasshauer, 2012). Primed vesicles are also capable of spontaneously fusing with the active zone membrane.

9 homologous proteins in AiPD

UniProt AC Gene Name Protein Name Species Evidence Code
Q8NB66 UNC13C Protein unc-13 homolog C Homo sapiens (Human) SS
Q9UPW8 UNC13A Protein unc-13 homolog A Homo sapiens (Human) SS
O14795 UNC13B Protein unc-13 homolog B Homo sapiens (Human) SS
Q4KUS2 Unc13a Protein unc-13 homolog A Mus musculus (Mouse) SS
Q8K0T7 Unc13c Protein unc-13 homolog C Mus musculus (Mouse) SS
Q62770 Unc13c Protein unc-13 homolog C Rattus norvegicus (Rat) SS
Q62768 Unc13a Protein unc-13 homolog A Rattus norvegicus (Rat) SS
Q62769 Unc13b Protein unc-13 homolog B Rattus norvegicus (Rat) SS
P27715 unc-13 Phorbol ester/diacylglycerol-binding protein unc-13 Caenorhabditis elegans EV
10 20 30 40 50 60
MSLLCVRVKR AKFQGSPDKF NTYVTLKVQN VKSTTVAVRG DQPSWEQDFM FEISRLDLGL
70 80 90 100 110 120
SVEVWNKGLI WDTMVGTVWI ALKTIRQSDE EGPGEWSTLE AETLMKDDEI CGTKNPTPHK
130 140 150 160 170 180
ILLDTRFELP FDIPEEEARY WTYKLEQINA LADDNEYSSQ EESQRKPLPT AAAQCCHWTY
190 200 210 220 230 240
LGWGEHQTFE DPDSAVDDRD SDYRSETSNS APPPYHTTTQ PNASVHQFPV PVRLPQQLFL
250 260 270 280 290 300
QGSSHDSCND SMQSYDLDYP ERRALSPTSS SRYGSSCNVS QGSSLLSELD QYHEQDDDGR
310 320 330 340 350 360
ERDSIHSSHS YGSLSKDGQA GLGEQEKALE VTCESEKEKT GESKEMRDDA TIHPPSDLVL
370 380 390 400 410 420
HKDHVLGPQE SLPEETASSP FTQARAHWFR AVTKVRLQLQ EISDDGDPSL PQWLPEGPAG
430 440 450 460 470 480
GLYGIDSMPD LRRKKPLPLV SDLSLVQSRK AGITSAMATR TSLKDEELKS HVYKKTLQAL
490 500 510 520 530 540
IYPISCTTPH NFEVWSATTP TYCYECEGLL WGLARQGMRC SECGVKCHEK CQDLLNADCL
550 560 570 580 590 600
QRAAEKSSKH GAEDRTQNII MAMKDRMKIR ERNKPEIFEV IRDVFTVSKV AHVQQMKTVK
610 620 630 640 650 660
QSVLDGTSKW SAKITITVVC AQGLQAKDKT GSSDPYVTVQ VGKTKKRTKT IFGNLNPVWE
670 680 690 700 710 720
EKFHFECHNS SDRIKVRVWD EDDDIKSRVK QRLKRESDDF LGQTIIEVRT LSGEMDVWYN
730 740 750 760 770 780
LEKRTDKSAV SGAIRLQISV EIKGEEKVAP YHVQYTCLHE NLFHYLTDIQ GSGGVWIPEA
790 800 810 820 830 840
RGDDAWKVYF DETAQEIVDE FAMRYGIESI YQAMTHFACL SSKYMCPGVP AVMSTLLANI
850 860 870 880 890 900
NAYYAHTTAS TNVSASDRFA ASNFGKERFV KLLDQLHNSL RIDLSTYRNN FPAGSPERLQ
910 920 930 940 950 960
DLKSTVDLLT SITFFRMKVQ ELQSPPRASQ VVKDCVKACL NSTYEYIFNN CHDLYSHQYQ
970 980 990 1000 1010 1020
LQEQPLEEPG PSIRNLDFWP KLITLIVSII EEDKNSYTPV LSQFPQELNV GKVSAEVMWH
1030 1040 1050 1060 1070 1080
LFAQDMKYAL EEHEKDRLCK SADYMNLHFK VKWLHNEYVR DLPALQGQVP EYPAWFEQFV
1090 1100 1110 1120 1130 1140
LQWLDENEDV SLEFLRGALE RDKKDGFQQT SEHALFSCSV VDVFTQLNQS FEIIRKLECP
1150 1160 1170 1180 1190 1200
DPNILAHYMR RFAKTIGKVL MQYADILSKN FPAYCTKERL PCILMNNMQQ LRVQLEKMFE
1210 1220 1230 1240 1250 1260
AMGGKELDSE AADSLKELQV KLNTVLDELS MVFGNSFQVR IDECVRQMAD ILGQVRGTGN
1270 1280 1290 1300 1310 1320
ASPNARASVA QDADSVLRPL MDFLDGNLTL FATVCEKTVL KRVLKELWRV VMNTMERVIV
1330 1340 1350 1360 1370 1380
LPPLTDQTGT QLILTAAKEL SQLSKLKDHM VREETRNLTP KQCAVLDLAL DTIKQYFHAG
1390 1400 1410 1420 1430 1440
GNGLKKTFLE KSPDLQSLRY ALSLYTQTTD TLIKTFVRSQ TAQGAGVDDP VGEVSIQVDL
1450 1460 1470 1480 1490 1500
FTHPGTGEHK VTVKVVAAND LKWQTAGMFR PFVEVTMVGP HQSDKKRKFT TKSKSNNWTP
1510 1520 1530 1540 1550 1560
KYNETFHFLL GNEEGPEAYE LQICVKDYCF AREDRVIGLA VMPLRDVAAK GSCACWCPLG
1570 1580 1590 1600
RKIHMDETGM TILRILSQRS NDEVAREFVK LKSESRSTEE GS