GM2A

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GM2A
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001167607
NM_000405

NM_010299

RefSeq (protein)

NP_000396
NP_001161079

NP_034429

Location (UCSC)Chr 5: 151.21 – 151.27 MbChr 11: 54.99 – 55 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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GM2 ganglioside activator also known as GM2A is a protein which in humans is encoded by the GM2A gene.[5][6]

Function

The protein encoded by this gene is a small glycolipid transport protein which acts as a substrate specific co-factor for the

hexosamines
.

GM2A is a lipid transfer protein that stimulates the enzymatic processing of

hexosaminidase A
for cleavage of N-acetyl-D-galactosamine and conversion to GM3.

It was identified as a member of

SMART database
. [1].

Regulation

In melanocytic cells GM2A gene expression may be regulated by MITF.[7]

Clinical significance

Mutations in this gene, inherited in an

autosomal recessive pattern, result in GM2-gangliosidosis, AB variant, a rare GM2 gangliosidosis that has symptoms and pathology identical with Tay–Sachs disease and Sandhoff disease.[8]

GM2A mutations are rarely reported, and the cases that are observed often occur with

consanguineous parents or in genetically isolated populations.[9]

Because AB variant is so rarely diagnosed, even in infants, it is likely that most mutations of GM2A are fatal in the fetus in

genetic compounds
, and thus are never observed clinically.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000196743Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000000594Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. PMID 115863
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  9. ^ "Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man". United States National Institute of Health. Retrieved 2009-04-21.

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