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Aspartoacylase

NameAspartoacylase
Synonyms
  • 3.5.1.15
  • ACY-2
  • ACY2
  • Aminoacylase-2
  • ASP
Gene NameASPA
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0009991|Aspartoacylase
MTSCHIAEEHIQKVAIFGGTHGNELTGVFLVKHWLENGAEIQRTGLEVKPFITNPRAVKK
CTRYIDCDLNRIFDLENLGKKMSEDLPYEVRRAQEINHLFGPKDSEDSYDIIFDLHNTTS
NMGCTLILEDSRNNFLIQMFHYIKTSLAPLPCYVYLIEHPSLKYATTRSIAKYPVGIEVG
PQPQGVLRADILDQMRKMIKHALDFIHHFNEGKEFPPCAIEVYKIIEKVDYPRDENGEIA
AIIHPNLQDQDWKPLHPGDPMFLTLDGKTIPLGGDCTVYPVFVNEAAYYEKKEAFAKTTK
LTLNAKSIRCCLH
Number of residues313
Molecular Weight35734.79
Theoretical pI6.51
GO Classification
Functions
  • hydrolase activity, acting on ester bonds
  • aminoacylase activity
  • metal ion binding
  • aspartoacylase activity
Processes
  • central nervous system myelination
  • positive regulation of oligodendrocyte differentiation
  • cellular amino acid biosynthetic process
  • cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • aspartate catabolic process
Components
  • cytoplasm
  • nucleus
  • cytosol
  • extracellular exosome
General FunctionMetal ion binding
Specific FunctionCatalyzes the deacetylation of N-acetylaspartic acid (NAA) to produce acetate and L-aspartate. NAA occurs in high concentration in brain and its hydrolysis NAA plays a significant part in the maintenance of intact white matter. In other tissues it act as a scavenger of NAA from body fluids.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID455834
UniProtKB IDP45381
UniProtKB Entry NameACY2_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0009992|Aspartoacylase (ASPA)
ATGACTTCTTGTCACATTGCTGAAGAACATATACAAAAGGTTGCTATCTTTGGAGGAACC
CATGGGAATGAGCTAACCGGAGTATTTCTGGTTAAGCATTGGCTAGAGAATGGCGCTGAG
ATTCAGAGAACAGGGCTGGAGGTAAAACCATTTATTACTAACCCCAGAGCAGTGAAGAAG
TGTACCAGATATATTGACTGTGACCTGAATCGCATTTTTGACCTTGAAAATCTTGGCAAA
AAAATGTCAGAAGATTTGCCATATGAAGTGAGAAGGGCTCAAGAAATAAATCATTTATTT
GGTCCAAAAGACAGTGAAGATTCCTATGACATTATTTTTGACCTTCACAACACCACCTCT
AACATGGGGTGCACTCTTATTCTTGAGGATTCCAGGAATAACTTTTTAATTCAGATGTTT
CATTACATTAAGACTTCTCTGGCTCCACTACCCTGCTACGTTTATCTGATTGAGCATCCT
TCCCTCAAATATGCGACCACTCGTTCCATAGCCAAGTATCCTGTGGGTATAGAAGTTGGT
CCTCAGCCTCAAGGGGTTCTGAGAGCTGATATCTTGGATCAAATGAGAAAAATGATTAAA
CATGCTCTTGATTTTATACATCATTTCAATGAAGGAAAAGAATTTCCTCCCTGCGCCATT
GAGGTCTATAAAATTATAGAGAAAGTTGATTACCCCCGGGATGAAAATGGAGAAATTGCT
GCTATCATCCATCCTAATCTGCAGGATCAAGACTGGAAACCACTGCATCCTGGGGATCCC
ATGTTTTTAACTCTTGATGGGAAGACGATCCCACTGGGCGGAGACTGTACCGTGTACCCC
GTGTTTGTGAATGAGGCCGCATATTACGAAAAGAAAGAAGCTTTTGCAAAGACAACTAAA
CTAACGCTCAATGCAAAAAGTATTCGCTGCTGTTTACATTAG
GenBank Gene IDS67156
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDASPA
HGNC IDHGNC:756
Chromosome Location17
Locus17pter-p13
References
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