ganglioside GM2 activator

Summary
Gene Symbol
  • GM2A
Aliases
  • GM2-AP
  • GM2-activator protein
  • GM2AP
  • SAP-3
  • cerebroside sulfate activator protein
  • sphingolipid activator protein 3
Organism
Homo sapiens (human)
NCBI Gene
2760
HGNC
4367
KEGG Gene ID
hsa:2760
PubChem
2760
Alliance of Genome Resources
Annotation
Keyword
  • 3D-structure
  • Direct protein sequencing
  • Disease variant
  • Disulfide bond
  • Gangliosidosis
  • Glycoprotein
  • Hydrolase
  • Lysosome
  • Reference proteome
  • Signal
  • Sphingolipid metabolism
Proteins
Displaying 1 entry
UniProt Protein Name
P17900
  • Cerebroside sulfate activator protein
  • GM2-AP
  • Sphingolipid activator protein 3
Gene Ontology (GO)
GO Hierarchy
OrthoDB (Group)
Group level
Eukaryota
Group Name
transfer protein
Functional Category
  • E: Amino acid transport and metabolism
  • J: Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis
  • T: Signal transduction mechanisms
Human Protein Atlas
ENSG00000196743

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Tissue with high expression from Human Protein Atlas. Tissues that are highly expressed are highlighted.

KEGG BRITE Database
Orthology
K12383
Name
ganglioside GM2 activator
References
Disease
Disease Ontology
Displaying all 2 entries
DO ID Disease Name Source
DOID:3321 GM2 gangliosidosis
DOID:4795 GM2 gangliosidosis, AB variant
The Human Phenotype Ontology
Displaying entries 1 - 10 of 38 in total
HPO ID HPO Term
HP:0000007 Autosomal recessive inheritance
HP:0000618 Blindness
HP:0000719 Inappropriate behavior
HP:0000726 Dementia
HP:0000739 Anxiety
HP:0000741 Apathy
HP:0001250 Seizure
HP:0001252 Hypotonia
HP:0001263 Global developmental delay
HP:0001276 Hypertonia
Displaying all 2 entries
Disease ID Disease Name
ORPHA:309246
  • Tay-Sachs disease AB variant
OMIM:272750
  • Tay-Sachs disease AB variant
LIPID MAPS Gene / Proteome Database
LMPD ID
LMP000886
Gene Name
GM2 ganglioside activator

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