"Synaptotagmin II" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A vesicular transport protein that was originally characterized as an inositol polyphosphate binding protein. Synaptotagmin II helps regulate EXOCYTOSIS of SYNAPTIC VESICLES and appears to serve as a calcium sensor to trigger NEUROTRANSMITTER release. It also acts as a nerve cell receptor for certain BOTULINUM TOXINS.
| Descriptor ID |
D050861
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.157.125.825.500 D12.776.543.990.850.500
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