HEXB
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| Location (UCSC) | Chr 5: 74.64 – 74.72 Mb | Chr 13: 97.31 – 97.33 Mb | |||||||
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Beta-hexosaminidase subunit beta is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the HEXB gene.[5][6][7]
Hexosaminidase B is the beta subunit of the lysosomal enzyme beta-hexosaminidase that, together with the cofactor GM2 activator protein, catalyzes the degradation of the ganglioside GM2, and other molecules containing terminal N-acetyl hexosamines. Beta-hexosaminidase is composed of two subunits, alpha and beta, which are encoded by separate genes. Both beta-hexosaminidase alpha and beta subunits are members of family 20 of glycosyl hydrolases. Mutations in the alpha or beta subunit genes lead to an accumulation of GM2 ganglioside in neurons and neurodegenerative disorders termed the GM2 gangliosidoses. Beta subunit gene mutations lead to Sandhoff disease (GM2-gangliosidosis type II).[7]
Structure
Gene
The HEXB gene lies on the
Protein
HEXB consists of 556 amino acid residues and weighs 63111Da.
Function
HEXB is one of the two subunits forming β-
Clinical significance
Genetic defects in HEXB can result in the accumulation of GM2 ganglioside in neural tissues and two of three lysosomal storage diseases collectively known as GM2 gangliosidosis, of which Sandhoff disease (defects in the β subunit) is the best studied one.[8] Patients present with neurosomatic manifestations. Therapeutic effects of Hex subunit gene transduction have been examined on Sandhoff disease model mice.[10] Intracerebroventricular administration of the modified β-hexosaminidase B to Sandhoff mode mice restored the β-hexosaminidase activity in the brains, and reduced the GM2 ganglioside storage in the parenchyma.[11]
Interactions
HEXB has been found to interact with HEXA[12] and ganglioside.[10]
References
- ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000049860 – Ensembl, May 2017
- ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000021665 – Ensembl, May 2017
- ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- PMID 2579389.
- PMID 3013851.
- ^ a b "Entrez Gene: HEXB hexosaminidase B (beta polypeptide)".
- ^ PMID 21265544.
- PMID 10998569.
- ^ PMID 16880605.
- PMID 21487393.
- PMID 22789865.
Further reading
- Mahuran DJ (February 1991). "The biochemistry of HEXA and HEXB gene mutations causing GM2 gangliosidosis". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1096 (2): 87–94. PMID 1825792.
- Mahuran DJ (October 1999). "Biochemical consequences of mutations causing the GM2 gangliosidoses". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1455 (2–3): 105–38. PMID 10571007.
- Gilbert F, Kucherlapati R, Creagan RP, Murnane MJ, Darlington GJ, Ruddle FH (January 1975). "Tay–Sachs' and Sandhoff's diseases: the assignment of genes for hexosaminidase A and B to individual human chromosomes". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 72 (1): 263–7. PMID 1054503.
- McInnes B, Potier M, Wakamatsu N, Melancon SB, Klavins MH, Tsuji S, Mahuran DJ (August 1992). "An unusual splicing mutation in the HEXB gene is associated with dramatically different phenotypes in patients from different racial backgrounds". The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 90 (2): 306–14. PMID 1386607.
- Bolhuis PA, Bikker H (November 1992). "Deletion of the 5'-region in one or two alleles of HEXB in 15 out of 30 patients with Sandhoff disease". Human Genetics. 90 (3): 328–9. S2CID 219692.
- Wakamatsu N, Kobayashi H, Miyatake T, Tsuji S (February 1992). "A novel exon mutation in the human beta-hexosaminidase beta subunit gene affects 3' splice site selection". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 267 (4): 2406–13. PMID 1531140.
- Banerjee P, Siciliano L, Oliveri D, McCabe NR, Boyers MJ, Horwitz AL, Li SC, Dawson G (November 1991). "Molecular basis of an adult form of beta-hexosaminidase B deficiency with motor neuron disease". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 181 (1): 108–15. PMID 1720305.
- Boose JA, Tifft CJ, Proia RL, Myerowitz R (November 1990). "Synthesis of a human lysosomal enzyme, beta-hexosaminidase B, using the baculovirus expression system". Protein Expression and Purification. 1 (2): 111–20. PMID 1967020.
- Mahuran DJ (April 1990). "Characterization of human placental beta-hexosaminidase I2. Proteolytic processing intermediates of hexosaminidase A". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 265 (12): 6794–9. PMID 2139028.
- Neote K, McInnes B, Mahuran DJ, Gravel RA (November 1990). "Structure and distribution of an Alu-type deletion mutation in Sandhoff disease". The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 86 (5): 1524–31. PMID 2147027.
- Neote K, Brown CA, Mahuran DJ, Gravel RA (December 1990). "Translation initiation in the HEXB gene encoding the beta-subunit of human beta-hexosaminidase". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 265 (34): 20799–806. PMID 2147427.
- Dlott B, d'Azzo A, Quon DV, Neufeld EF (October 1990). "Two mutations produce intron insertion in mRNA and elongated beta-subunit of human beta-hexosaminidase". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 265 (29): 17921–7. PMID 2170400.
- Nakano T, Suzuki K (March 1989). "Genetic cause of a juvenile form of Sandhoff disease. Abnormal splicing of beta-hexosaminidase beta chain gene transcript due to a point mutation within intron 12". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 264 (9): 5155–8. PMID 2522450.
- Hubbes M, Callahan J, Gravel R, Mahuran D (June 1989). "The amino-terminal sequences in the pro-alpha and -beta polypeptides of human lysosomal beta-hexosaminidase A and B are retained in the mature isozymes". FEBS Letters. 249 (2): 316–20. S2CID 83872800.
- Bikker H, van den Berg FM, Wolterman RA, de Vijlder JJ, Bolhuis PA (February 1989). "Demonstration of a Sandhoff disease-associated autosomal 50-kb deletion by field inversion gel electrophoresis". Human Genetics. 81 (3): 287–8. S2CID 39411971.
- Bolhuis PA, Oonk JG, Kamp PE, Ris AJ, Michalski JC, Overdijk B, Reuser AJ (January 1987). "Ganglioside storage, hexosaminidase lability, and urinary oligosaccharides in adult Sandhoff's disease". Neurology. 37 (1): 75–81. S2CID 20622020.
- Proia RL (March 1988). "Gene encoding the human beta-hexosaminidase beta chain: extensive homology of intron placement in the alpha- and beta-chain genes". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 85 (6): 1883–7. PMID 2964638.
- Mahuran DJ, Neote K, Klavins MH, Leung A, Gravel RA (April 1988). "Proteolytic processing of pro-alpha and pro-beta precursors from human beta-hexosaminidase. Generation of the mature alpha and beta a beta b subunits". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 263 (10): 4612–8. PMID 2965147.
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