HEXA (hexosaminidase subunit alpha)

2009-09-01  

Identity

HGNC
LOCATION
15q23
LOCUSID
ALIAS
TSD
FUSION GENES

Other Information

Locus ID:

NCBI: 3073
MIM: 606869
HGNC: 4878
Ensembl: ENSG00000213614

Variants:

dbSNP: 3073
ClinVar: 3073
TCGA: ENSG00000213614
COSMIC: HEXA

RNA/Proteins

Gene IDTranscript IDUniprot
ENSG00000213614ENST00000268097P06865
ENSG00000213614ENST00000268097A0A0S2Z3W3
ENSG00000213614ENST00000563762H3BRP6
ENSG00000213614ENST00000566304H3BP20
ENSG00000213614ENST00000566672H3BT62
ENSG00000213614ENST00000567027H3BU85
ENSG00000213614ENST00000567159H3BS10
ENSG00000213614ENST00000567213A0A087WTY2
ENSG00000213614ENST00000567411H3BQ04
ENSG00000213614ENST00000568260H3BVH8
ENSG00000213614ENST00000569410H3BTD4

Expression (GTEx)

0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45

Pathways

PathwaySourceExternal ID
Other glycan degradationKEGGko00511
Amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolismKEGGko00520
Glycosaminoglycan degradationKEGGko00531
Glycosphingolipid biosynthesis - ganglio seriesKEGGko00604
Other glycan degradationKEGGhsa00511
Amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolismKEGGhsa00520
Glycosaminoglycan degradationKEGGhsa00531
Glycosphingolipid biosynthesis - globo and isoglobo seriesKEGGhsa00603
Glycosphingolipid biosynthesis - ganglio seriesKEGGhsa00604
LysosomeKEGGko04142
LysosomeKEGGhsa04142
Metabolic pathwaysKEGGhsa01100
Keratan sulfate degradationKEGGhsa_M00079
Keratan sulfate degradationKEGGM00079
MetabolismREACTOMER-HSA-1430728
Metabolism of carbohydratesREACTOMER-HSA-71387
Glycosaminoglycan metabolismREACTOMER-HSA-1630316
Hyaluronan metabolismREACTOMER-HSA-2142845
Hyaluronan uptake and degradationREACTOMER-HSA-2160916
Keratan sulfate/keratin metabolismREACTOMER-HSA-1638074
Keratan sulfate degradationREACTOMER-HSA-2022857
Chondroitin sulfate/dermatan sulfate metabolismREACTOMER-HSA-1793185
CS/DS degradationREACTOMER-HSA-2024101
Metabolism of lipids and lipoproteinsREACTOMER-HSA-556833
Sphingolipid metabolismREACTOMER-HSA-428157
Glycosphingolipid metabolismREACTOMER-HSA-1660662

Protein levels (Protein atlas)

Not detected
Low
Medium
High

References

Pubmed IDYearTitleCitations
369078592023Biochemical and mutational analyses of HEXA in a cohort of Egyptian patients with infantile Tay-Sachs disease. Expansion of the mutation spectrum.2
369078592023Biochemical and mutational analyses of HEXA in a cohort of Egyptian patients with infantile Tay-Sachs disease. Expansion of the mutation spectrum.2
345543972022Analysis of the HEXA, HEXB, ARSA, and SMPD1 Genes in 68 Iranian Patients.1
345543972022Analysis of the HEXA, HEXB, ARSA, and SMPD1 Genes in 68 Iranian Patients.1
338117532021Novel HEXA variants in Korean children with Tay-Sachs disease with regression of neurodevelopment from infancy.2
338319552021Tay-Sachs Disease: Two Novel Rare HEXA Mutations from Pakistan and Morocco.2
342880982021In-silico screening and microsecond molecular dynamics simulations to identify single point mutations that destabilize β-hexosaminidase A causing Tay-Sachs disease.1
338117532021Novel HEXA variants in Korean children with Tay-Sachs disease with regression of neurodevelopment from infancy.2
338319552021Tay-Sachs Disease: Two Novel Rare HEXA Mutations from Pakistan and Morocco.2
342880982021In-silico screening and microsecond molecular dynamics simulations to identify single point mutations that destabilize β-hexosaminidase A causing Tay-Sachs disease.1
316829932020Novel bicistronic lentiviral vectors correct β-Hexosaminidase deficiency in neural and hematopoietic stem cells and progeny: implications for in vivo and ex vivo gene therapy of GM2 gangliosidosis.14
316829932020Novel bicistronic lentiviral vectors correct β-Hexosaminidase deficiency in neural and hematopoietic stem cells and progeny: implications for in vivo and ex vivo gene therapy of GM2 gangliosidosis.14
313881112019Identification of novel variants in a large cohort of children with Tay-Sachs disease: An initiative of a multicentric task force on lysosomal storage disorders by Government of India.1
313881112019Identification of novel variants in a large cohort of children with Tay-Sachs disease: An initiative of a multicentric task force on lysosomal storage disorders by Government of India.1
288468712018Pediatric reference data on activity of urinary N-acetyl-β-D-hexosaminidase and its isoenzymes.1

Citation

Dessen P

HEXA (hexosaminidase subunit alpha)

Atlas Genet Cytogenet Oncol Haematol. 2009-09-01

Online version: http://atlasgeneticsoncology.org/gene/51074/hexa