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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP00871
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 6153
Name Beta-hexosaminidase subunit beta
Synonyms
  1. Beta-N-acetylhexosaminidase subunit beta
  2. Beta-hexosaminidase subunit beta chain A
  3. Beta-hexosaminidase subunit beta chain B
  4. Cervical cancer proto-oncogene 7 protein
  5. HCC-7
  6. Hexosaminidase subunit B
  7. N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase subunit beta
Gene Name HEXB
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in beta-N-acetylhexosaminidase 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.
Pathways
  • Amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolism
  • Glycosaminoglycan degradation
  • Glycosphingolipid biosynthesis - ganglio series
  • Glycosphingolipid biosynthesis - globo and isoglobo series
  • Lysosome
  • Other glycan degradation
Reactions
+ Water → + N-Acetyl-b-D-galactosamine details
GO Classification
Biological Process
myelination
sensory perception of sound
locomotory behavior
neuromuscular process controlling balance
lipid storage
regulation of cell shape
phospholipid metabolic process
penetration of zona pellucida
keratan sulfate catabolic process
hyaluronan catabolic process
cellular protein metabolic process
cellular calcium ion homeostasis
skeletal system development
positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
ganglioside catabolic process
astrocyte cell migration
male courtship behavior
oligosaccharide catabolic process
oogenesis
phospholipid biosynthetic process
N-acetylglucosamine metabolic process
carbohydrate metabolic process
glycosphingolipid metabolic process
cell death
chondroitin sulfate catabolic process
lysosome organization
Cellular Component
lysosomal lumen
acrosomal vesicle
membrane
Function
ion binding
cation binding
hexosaminidase activity
beta-n-acetylhexosaminidase activity
binding
catalytic activity
hydrolase activity
hydrolase activity, acting on glycosyl bonds
hydrolase activity, hydrolyzing o-glycosyl compounds
Molecular Function
cation binding
protein homodimerization activity
beta-N-acetylhexosaminidase activity
beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase activity
protein heterodimerization activity
Process
metabolic process
primary metabolic process
carbohydrate metabolic process
Cellular Location
  1. Lysosome
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Not Available
Locus Not Available
SNPs HEXB
Gene Sequence
>1671 bp
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
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 556
Molecular Weight Not Available
Theoretical pI Not Available
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Beta-hexosaminidase subunit beta
MELCGLGLPRPPMLLALLLATLLAAMLALLTQVALVVQVAEAARAPSVSAKPGPALWPLP
LSVKMTPNLLHLAPENFYISHSPNSTAGPSCTLLEEAFRRYHGYIFGFYKWHHEPAEFQA
KTQVQQLLVSITLQSECDAFPNISSDESYTLLVKEPVAVLKANRVWGALRGLETFSQLVY
QDSYGTFTINESTIIDSPRFSHRGILIDTSRHYLPVKIILKTLDAMAFNKFNVLHWHIVD
DQSFPYQSITFPELSNKGSYSLSHVYTPNDVRMVIEYARLRGIRVLPEFDTPGHTLSWGK
GQKDLLTPCYSRQNKLDSFGPINPTLNTTYSFLTTFFKEISEVFPDQFIHLGGDEVEFKC
WESNPKIQDFMRQKGFGTDFKKLESFYIQKVLDIIATINKGSIVWQEVFDDKAKLAPGTI
VEVWKDSAYPEELSRVTASGFPVILSAPWYLDLISYGQDWRKYYKVEPLDFGGTQKQKQL
FIGGEACLWGEYVDATNLTPRLWPRASAVGERLWSSKDVRDMDDAYDRLTRHRCRMVERG
IAAQPLYAGYCNHENM
GenBank ID Protein 21309953
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P07686
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name HEXB_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID AF378118
GeneCard ID HEXB
GenAtlas ID HEXB
HGNC ID HGNC:4879
References
General References
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