Identification
HMDB Protein ID CDBP00815
Secondary Accession Numbers Not Available
Name Beta-hexosaminidase subunit alpha
Description Not Available
Synonyms
  1. Beta-N-acetylhexosaminidase subunit alpha
  2. Hexosaminidase subunit A
  3. N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase subunit alpha
Gene Name HEXA
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in beta-N-acetylhexosaminidase activity
Specific Function Responsible for the degradation of GM2 gangliosides, and a variety of other molecules containing terminal N-acetyl hexosamines, in the brain and other tissues. The form B is active against certain oligosaccharides. The form S has no measurable activity.
GO Classification
Biological Process
cell morphogenesis involved in neuron differentiation
ganglioside catabolic process
sexual reproduction
carbohydrate metabolic process
glycosphingolipid metabolic process
cell death
chondroitin sulfate catabolic process
myelination
lysosome organization
sensory perception of sound
neuromuscular process controlling balance
lipid storage
phospholipid metabolic process
keratan sulfate catabolic process
hyaluronan catabolic process
adult walking behavior
neuromuscular process controlling posture
skeletal system development
Cellular Component
lysosomal lumen
membrane
Function
hydrolase activity
hydrolase activity, acting on glycosyl bonds
hydrolase activity, hydrolyzing o-glycosyl compounds
ion binding
cation binding
hexosaminidase activity
beta-n-acetylhexosaminidase activity
binding
catalytic activity
Molecular Function
cation binding
beta-N-acetylhexosaminidase activity
protein heterodimerization activity
Process
metabolic process
primary metabolic process
carbohydrate metabolic process
Cellular Location
  1. Lysosome
Pathways
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Not Available
Locus Not Available
SNPs HEXA
Gene Sequence
>1590 bp
ATGACAAGCTCCAGGCTTTGGTTTTCGCTGCTGCTGGCGGCAGCGTTCGCAGGACGGGCG
ACGGCCCTCTGGCCCTGGCCTCAGAACTTCCAAACCTCCGACCAGCGCTACGTCCTTTAC
CCGAACAACTTTCAATTCCAGTACGATGTCAGCTCGGCCGCGCAGCCCGGCTGCTCAGTC
CTCGACGAGGCCTTCCAGCGCTATCGTGACCTGCTTTTCGGTTCCGGGTCTTGGCCCCGT
CCTTACCTCACAGGGAAACGGCATACACTGGAGAAGAATGTGTTGGTTGTCTCTGTAGTC
ACACCTGGATGTAACCAGCTTCCTACTTTGGAGTCAGTGGAGAATTATACCCTGACCATA
AATGATGACCAGTGTTTACTCCTCTCTGAGACTGTCTGGGGAGCTCTCCGAGGTCTGGAG
ACTTTTAGCCAGCTTGTTTGGAAATCTGCTGAGGGCACATTCTTTATCAACAAGACTGAG
ATTGAGGACTTTCCCCGCTTTCCTCACCGGGGCTTGCTGTTGGATACATCTCGCCATTAC
CTGCCACTCTCTAGCATCCTGGACACTCTGGATGTCATGGCGTACAATAAATTGAACGTG
TTCCACTGGCATCTGGTAGATGATCCTTCCTTCCCATATGAGAGCTTCACTTTTCCAGAG
CTCATGAGAAAGGGGTCCTACAACCCTGTCACCCACATCTACACAGCACAGGATGTGAAG
GAGGTCATTGAATACGCACGGCTCCGGGGTATCCGTGTGCTTGCAGAGTTTGACACTCCT
GGCCACACTTTGTCCTGGGGACCAGGTATCCCTGGATTACTGACTCCTTGCTACTCTGGG
TCTGAGCCCTCTGGCACCTTTGGACCAGTGAATCCCAGTCTCAATAATACCTATGAGTTC
ATGAGCACATTCTTCTTAGAAGTCAGCTCTGTCTTCCCAGATTTTTATCTTCATCTTGGA
GGAGATGAGGTTGATTTCACCTGCTGGAAGCCCAACCCAGAGATCCAGGACTTTATGAGG
AAGAAAGGCTTCGGTGAGGACTTCAAGCAGCTGGAGTCCTTCTACATCCAGACGCTGCTG
GACATCGTCTCTTCTTATGGCAAGGGCTATGTGGTGTGGCAGGAGGTGTTTGATAATAAA
GTAAAGATTCAGCCAGACACAATCATACAGGTGTGGCGAGAGGATATTCCAGTGAACTAT
ATGAAGGAGCTGGAACTGGTCACCAAGGCCGGCTTCCGGGCCCTTCTCTCTGCCCCCTGG
TACCTGAACCGTATATCCTACGGCCCTGACTGGAAGGATTTCTACGTAGTGGAACCCCTG
GCATTTGAAGGTACCCCTGAGCAGAAGGCTCTGGTGATTGGTGGAGAGGCTTGTATGTGG
GGAGAATATGTGGACAACACAAACCTGGTCCCCAGGCTCTGGCCCAGAGCAGGGGCTGTT
GCCGAAAGGCTGTGGAGCAACAAGTTGACATCTGACCTGACATTTGCCTATGAACGTTTG
TCACACTTCCGCTGTGAGTTGCTGAGGCGAGGTGTCCAGGCCCAACCCCTCAATGTAGGC
TTCTGTGAGCAGGAGTTTGAACAGACCTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 529
Molecular Weight Not Available
Theoretical pI Not Available
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Beta-hexosaminidase subunit alpha
MTSSRLWFSLLLAAAFAGRATALWPWPQNFQTSDQRYVLYPNNFQFQYDVSSAAQPGCSV
LDEAFQRYRDLLFGSGSWPRPYLTGKRHTLEKNVLVVSVVTPGCNQLPTLESVENYTLTI
NDDQCLLLSETVWGALRGLETFSQLVWKSAEGTFFINKTEIEDFPRFPHRGLLLDTSRHY
LPLSSILDTLDVMAYNKLNVFHWHLVDDPSFPYESFTFPELMRKGSYNPVTHIYTAQDVK
EVIEYARLRGIRVLAEFDTPGHTLSWGPGIPGLLTPCYSGSEPSGTFGPVNPSLNNTYEF
MSTFFLEVSSVFPDFYLHLGGDEVDFTCWKSNPEIQDFMRKKGFGEDFKQLESFYIQTLL
DIVSSYGKGYVVWQEVFDNKVKIQPDTIIQVWREDIPVNYMKELELVTKAGFRALLSAPW
YLNRISYGPDWKDFYVVEPLAFEGTPEQKALVIGGEACMWGEYVDNTNLVPRLWPRAGAV
AERLWSNKLTSDLTFAYERLSHFRCELLRRGVQAQPLNVGFCEQEFEQT
GenBank ID Protein 62896563
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P06865
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name HEXA_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID AK222502
GeneCard ID HEXA
GenAtlas ID HEXA
HGNC ID HGNC:4878
References
General References Not Available