Bassoon presynaptic cytomatrix protein (BSN) is a 420kDa protein which is expressed in the neuronal synapses. The gene encoding it is located on human chromosome 3p21. The gene ID of the protein is 8927.
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Bassoon presynaptic cytomatrix protein (BSN) acts as a scaffold protein and mediates release of neurotransmitters. It is also a part of trafficking and helps in delivery of proteins across the synapse.
