Beta-hexosaminidase subunit beta

Details

Name
Beta-hexosaminidase subunit beta
Synonyms
  • 3.2.1.52
  • Beta-N-acetylhexosaminidase subunit beta
  • Cervical cancer proto-oncogene 7 protein
  • HCC-7
  • Hexosaminidase subunit B
  • N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase subunit beta
Gene Name
HEXB
Organism
Humans
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0002293|Beta-hexosaminidase subunit beta
MELCGLGLPRPPMLLALLLATLLAAMLALLTQVALVVQVAEAARAPSVSAKPGPALWPLP
LSVKMTPNLLHLAPENFYISHSPNSTAGPSCTLLEEAFRRYHGYIFGFYKWHHEPAEFQA
KTQVQQLLVSITLQSECDAFPNISSDESYTLLVKEPVAVLKANRVWGALRGLETFSQLVY
QDSYGTFTINESTIIDSPRFSHRGILIDTSRHYLPVKIILKTLDAMAFNKFNVLHWHIVD
DQSFPYQSITFPELSNKGSYSLSHVYTPNDVRMVIEYARLRGIRVLPEFDTPGHTLSWGK
GQKDLLTPCYSRQNKLDSFGPINPTLNTTYSFLTTFFKEISEVFPDQFIHLGGDEVEFKC
WESNPKIQDFMRQKGFGTDFKKLESFYIQKVLDIIATINKGSIVWQEVFDDKAKLAPGTI
VEVWKDSAYPEELSRVTASGFPVILSAPWYLDLISYGQDWRKYYKVEPLDFGGTQKQKQL
FIGGEACLWGEYVDATNLTPRLWPRASAVGERLWSSKDVRDMDDAYDRLTRHRCRMVERG
IAAQPLYAGYCNHENM
Number of residues
556
Molecular Weight
63110.745
Theoretical pI
6.75
GO Classification
Functions
acetylglucosaminyltransferase activity / beta-N-acetylhexosaminidase activity / protein heterodimerization activity / protein homodimerization activity
Processes
astrocyte cell migration / carbohydrate metabolic process / cellular calcium ion homeostasis / cellular protein metabolic process / chondroitin sulfate catabolic process / chondroitin sulfate metabolic process / ganglioside catabolic process / glycosaminoglycan metabolic process / glycosphingolipid metabolic process / hyaluronan catabolic process / hyaluronan metabolic process / keratan sulfate catabolic process / keratan sulfate metabolic process / lipid storage / locomotory behavior / lysosome organization / male courtship behavior / myelination / neuromuscular process controlling balance / oligosaccharide catabolic process / oogenesis / penetration of zona pellucida / phospholipid biosynthetic process / positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter / regulation of cell shape / sensory perception of sound / skeletal system development / small molecule metabolic process / sphingolipid metabolic process
Components
acrosomal vesicle / azurophil granule / extracellular exosome / lysosomal lumen / membrane
General Function
Protein homodimerization 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.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions
Not Available
Cellular Location
Lysosome
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016330|Beta-hexosaminidase subunit beta (HEXB)
ATGGAGCTGTGCGGGCTGGGGCTGCCCCGGCCGCCCATGCTGCTGGCGCTGCTGTTGGCG
ACACTGCTGGCGGCGATGTTGGCGCTGCTGACTCAGGTGGCGCTGGTGGTGCAGGTGGCG
GAGGCGGCTCGGGCCCCGAGCGTCTCGGCCAAGCCGGGGCCGGCGCTGTGGCCCCTGCCG
CTCTCGGTGAAGATGACCCCGAACCTGCTGCATCTCGCCCCGGAGAACTTCTACATCAGC
CACAGCCCCAATTCCACGGCGGGCCCCTCCTGCACCCTGCTGGAGGAAGCGTTTCGACGA
TATCATGGCTATATTTTTGGTTTCTACAAGTGGCATCATGAACCTGCTGAATTCCAGGCT
AAAACCCAGGTTCAGCAACTTCTTGTCTCAATCACCCTTCAGTCAGAGTGTGATGCTTTC
CCCAACATATCTTCAGATGAGTCTTATACTTTACTTGTGAAAGAACCAGTGGCTGTCCTT
AAGGCCAACAGAGTTTGGGGAGCATTACGAGGTTTAGAGACCTTTAGCCAGTTAGTTTAT
CAAGATTCTTATGGAACTTTCACCATCAATGAATCCACCATTATTGATTCTCCAAGGTTT
TCTCACAGAGGAATTTTGATTGATACATCCAGACATTATCTGCCAGTTAAGATTATTCTT
AAAACTCTGGATGCCATGGCTTTTAATAAGTTTAATGTTCTTCACTGGCACATAGTTGAT
GACCAGTCTTTCCCATATCAGAGCATCACTTTTCCTGAGTTAAGCAATAAAGGAAGCTAT
TCTTTGTCTCATGTTTATACACCAAATGATGTCCGTATGGTGATTGAATATGCCAGATTA
CGAGGAATTCGAGTCCTGCCAGAATTTGATACCCCTGGGCATACACTATCTTGGGGAAAA
GGTCAGAAAGACCTCCTGACTCCATGTTACAGTAGACAAAACAAGTTGGACTCTTTTGGA
CCTATAAACCCTACTCTGAATACAACATACAGCTTCCTTACTACATTTTTCAAAGAAATT
AGTGAGGTGTTTCCAGATCAATTCATTCATTTGGGAGGAGATGAAGTGGAATTTAAATGT
TGGGAATCAAATCCAAAAATTCAAGATTTCATGAGGCAAAAAGGCTTTGGCACAGATTTT
AAGAAACTAGAATCTTTCTACATTCAAAAGGTTTTGGATATTATTGCAACCATAAACAAG
GGATCCATTGTCTGGCAGGAGGTTTTTGATGATAAAGCAAAGCTTGCGCCGGGCACAATA
GTTGAAGTATGGAAAGACAGCGCATATCCTGAGGAACTCAGTAGAGTCACAGCATCTGGC
TTCCCTGTAATCCTTTCTGCTCCTTGGTACTTAGATTTGATTAGCTATGGACAAGATTGG
AGGAAATACTATAAAGTGGAACCTCTTGATTTTGGCGGTACTCAGAAACAGAAACAACTT
TTCATTGGTGGAGAAGCTTGTCTATGGGGAGAATATGTGGATGCAACTAACCTCACTCCA
AGATTATGGCCTCGGGCAAGTGCTGTTGGTGAGAGACTCTGGAGTTCCAAAGATGTCAGA
GATATGGATGACGCCTATGACAGACTGACAAGGCACCGCTGCAGGATGGTCGAACGTGGA
ATAGCTGCACAACCTCTTTATGCTGGATATTGTAACCATGAGAACATGTAA
Chromosome Location
5
Locus
5q13
External Identifiers
ResourceLink
UniProtKB IDP07686
UniProtKB Entry NameHEXB_HUMAN
GenBank Protein ID179462
GenBank Gene IDM13519
GenAtlas IDHEXB
HGNC IDHGNC:4879
General References
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