SNCG (synuclein, gamma (breast cancer-specific protein 1))
2014-06-01 Andrei Surguchov   AffiliationAbstract
Expression of synuclein-gamma (SNCG) protein is elevated in the advanced stages of many types of cancers, including breast, ovarian, lung, gastric, liver, esophagus, colon, prostate and others. In breast carcinoma, SNCG is causatively linked to stimulated proliferation, metastasis and drug resistance. A clinical follow-up study indicates that patients with an SNCG-positive breast cancer have a significantly shorter disease-free survival and overall survival than patients with SNCG-negative tumors. Overexpression of SNCG compromises normal mitotic checkpoint controls, resulting in multinucleation as well as faster cell growth. SNCG has also been shown to promote invasion and metastasis in in vitro assays as well as in animal models. SNCG overexpression also interferes with drug-induced apoptotic responses. Expression of SNCG in cancer cells results in a more malignant phenotype with increased cell motility, enhanced transcriptional activity of steroid receptors and accelerated rate of chromosomal instability. Two closely located AP1 binding sites residing in the first intron of the SNCG gene are important regulators of the promoter activity. Other factors regulating SNCG expression are methylation-demethylation of exon and post-transcriptional regulation by microRNAs.
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Function
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Epigenetics
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The expression level of SNCG in endometrioid endometrial carcinoma is closely associated with International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (IFGO) stages, the depth of myometrial invasion and lymph nodes metastases (p
Article Bibliography
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|---|---|---|---|
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Other Information
Locus ID:
NCBI: 6623
MIM: 602998
HGNC: 11141
Ensembl: ENSG00000173267
Variants:
dbSNP: 6623
ClinVar: 6623
TCGA: ENSG00000173267
COSMIC: SNCG
RNA/Proteins
| Gene ID | Transcript ID | Uniprot |
|---|---|---|
| ENSG00000173267 | ENST00000348795 | F8W754 |
| ENSG00000173267 | ENST00000372017 | O76070 |
| ENSG00000173267 | ENST00000372017 | Q6FHG5 |
Expression (GTEx)
Protein levels (Protein atlas)
References
| Pubmed ID | Year | Title | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37487948 | 2023 | Upregulation of Parkinson's disease-associated protein alpha-synuclein suppresses tumorigenesis via interaction with mGluR5 and gamma-synuclein in liver cancer. | 2 |
| 37487948 | 2023 | Upregulation of Parkinson's disease-associated protein alpha-synuclein suppresses tumorigenesis via interaction with mGluR5 and gamma-synuclein in liver cancer. | 2 |
| 34898027 | 2022 | A microRNA Cluster Controls Fat Cell Differentiation and Adipose Tissue Expansion By Regulating SNCG. | 7 |
| 35089073 | 2022 | Noninvasive Detection of Esophageal Cancer by the Combination of mSEPT9 and SNCG. | 2 |
| 35434126 | 2022 | Upregulation of Synuclein-γ and Snai1 Contributes to Poor Clinical Prognosis in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients. | 1 |
| 35637967 | 2022 | Gamma synuclein promotes cancer metastasis through the MKK3/6-p38MAPK cascade. | 4 |
| 36166741 | 2022 | Effects of the Methylation Levels for the Breast Cancer Associated Genes BCSG1 and BRCA1 on Cellular Proliferation and Migration. | 0 |
| 34898027 | 2022 | A microRNA Cluster Controls Fat Cell Differentiation and Adipose Tissue Expansion By Regulating SNCG. | 7 |
| 35089073 | 2022 | Noninvasive Detection of Esophageal Cancer by the Combination of mSEPT9 and SNCG. | 2 |
| 35434126 | 2022 | Upregulation of Synuclein-γ and Snai1 Contributes to Poor Clinical Prognosis in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients. | 1 |
| 35637967 | 2022 | Gamma synuclein promotes cancer metastasis through the MKK3/6-p38MAPK cascade. | 4 |
| 36166741 | 2022 | Effects of the Methylation Levels for the Breast Cancer Associated Genes BCSG1 and BRCA1 on Cellular Proliferation and Migration. | 0 |
| 33423781 | 2021 | Silencing of BCSG1 with specific siRNA via nanocarriers for breast cancer treatment. | 1 |
| 33463478 | 2021 | γ-Synuclein is Closely Involved in Autophagy that Protects Colon Cancer Cell from Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress. | 2 |
| 33788083 | 2021 | Suppression of synuclein gamma inhibits the movability of endometrial carcinoma cells by PI3K/AKT/ERK signaling pathway. | 5 |
Citation
Andrei Surguchov
SNCG (synuclein, gamma (breast cancer-specific protein 1))
Atlas Genet Cytogenet Oncol Haematol. 2014-06-01
Online version: http://atlasgeneticsoncology.org/gene/42343/sncg
Historical Card
2007-06-01 SNCG (synuclein, gamma (breast cancer-specific protein 1)) by Artur Czekierdowski,Sylwia Czekierdowska  Affiliation
