Galactose-6-sulfate_sulfatase

Galactosamine-6 sulfatase

Galactosamine-6 sulfatase

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfatase is an enzyme that, in humans, is encoded by the GALNS gene.[5][6]

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This gene encodes N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfatase, which is a lysosomal exohydrolase required for the degradation of the glycosaminoglycans keratan sulfate and chondroitin 6-sulfate. Sequence alterations including point, missense and nonsense mutations, as well as those that affect splicing, result in a deficiency of this enzyme. Deficiencies of this enzyme lead to Morquio A syndrome, a lysosomal storage disorder.[6]


References

  1. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  3. Tomatsu S, Fukuda S, Masue M, Sukegawa K, Fukao T, Yamagishi A, Hori T, Iwata H, Ogawa T, Nakashima Y, et al. (Jan 1992). "Morquio disease: isolation, characterization and expression of full-length cDNA for human N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfate sulfatase". Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 181 (2): 677–83. doi:10.1016/0006-291X(91)91244-7. PMID 1755850.

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