Details for: PSAP

Gene ID: 5660

Symbol: PSAP

Ensembl ID: ENSG00000197746

Description: prosaposin

Associated with

Cells (max top 100)

(Marker Scores and respective Thresholds are uniquely calculated using our advanced thresholding algorithms to reveal cell-specific gene markers)

  • Cell Name: early promyelocyte (CL0002154)
    Fold Change: 5.15
    Marker Score: 4,119
  • Cell Name: CD14-positive, CD16-negative classical monocyte (CL0002057)
    Fold Change: 4.43
    Marker Score: 247,557
  • Cell Name: cortical cell of adrenal gland (CL0002097)
    Fold Change: 4.4
    Marker Score: 78,144
  • Cell Name: myeloid leukocyte (CL0000766)
    Fold Change: 3.66
    Marker Score: 4,422
  • Cell Name: blood cell (CL0000081)
    Fold Change: 3.66
    Marker Score: 42,540
  • Cell Name: kidney loop of Henle thick ascending limb epithelial cell (CL1001106)
    Fold Change: 3.64
    Marker Score: 9,764
  • Cell Name: lung macrophage (CL1001603)
    Fold Change: 3.59
    Marker Score: 4,109
  • Cell Name: fibroblast of mammary gland (CL0002555)
    Fold Change: 3.58
    Marker Score: 121,969
  • Cell Name: endocardial cell (CL0002350)
    Fold Change: 3.58
    Marker Score: 2,021
  • Cell Name: myelocyte (CL0002193)
    Fold Change: 3.56
    Marker Score: 1,538
  • Cell Name: non-classical monocyte (CL0000875)
    Fold Change: 3.55
    Marker Score: 8,563
  • Cell Name: thyroid follicular cell (CL0002258)
    Fold Change: 3.48
    Marker Score: 2,727
  • Cell Name: fibroblast of connective tissue of nonglandular part of prostate (CL1000304)
    Fold Change: 3.42
    Marker Score: 2,919
  • Cell Name: renal intercalated cell (CL0005010)
    Fold Change: 3.37
    Marker Score: 1,799
  • Cell Name: CD14-positive, CD16-positive monocyte (CL0002397)
    Fold Change: 3.36
    Marker Score: 6,554
  • Cell Name: alveolar capillary type 2 endothelial cell (CL4028003)
    Fold Change: 3.36
    Marker Score: 4,861
  • Cell Name: glycinergic neuron (CL1001509)
    Fold Change: 3.33
    Marker Score: 4,025
  • Cell Name: kidney collecting duct principal cell (CL1001431)
    Fold Change: 3.3
    Marker Score: 8,326
  • Cell Name: glycinergic amacrine cell (CL4030028)
    Fold Change: 3.29
    Marker Score: 3,100
  • Cell Name: fibroblast of lung (CL0002553)
    Fold Change: 3.28
    Marker Score: 8,593
  • Cell Name: acinar cell (CL0000622)
    Fold Change: 3.23
    Marker Score: 2,281
  • Cell Name: theca cell (CL0000503)
    Fold Change: 3.2
    Marker Score: 2,293
  • Cell Name: CD14-positive monocyte (CL0001054)
    Fold Change: 3.19
    Marker Score: 7,940
  • Cell Name: Kupffer cell (CL0000091)
    Fold Change: 3.18
    Marker Score: 3,176
  • Cell Name: bronchus fibroblast of lung (CL2000093)
    Fold Change: 3.16
    Marker Score: 4,347
  • Cell Name: late promyelocyte (CL0002151)
    Fold Change: 3.14
    Marker Score: 787
  • Cell Name: reticular cell (CL0000432)
    Fold Change: 3.13
    Marker Score: 1,144
  • Cell Name: fibroblast (CL0000057)
    Fold Change: 3.11
    Marker Score: 3,000
  • Cell Name: GABAergic amacrine cell (CL4030027)
    Fold Change: 3.09
    Marker Score: 6,278
  • Cell Name: mature astrocyte (CL0002627)
    Fold Change: 3
    Marker Score: 1,972
  • Cell Name: kidney loop of Henle thin ascending limb epithelial cell (CL1001107)
    Fold Change: 2.99
    Marker Score: 3,031
  • Cell Name: interstitial cell of ovary (CL0002094)
    Fold Change: 2.98
    Marker Score: 19,368
  • Cell Name: alveolar macrophage (CL0000583)
    Fold Change: 2.97
    Marker Score: 76,055
  • Cell Name: skeletal muscle satellite stem cell (CL0008011)
    Fold Change: 2.95
    Marker Score: 3,155
  • Cell Name: myofibroblast cell (CL0000186)
    Fold Change: 2.95
    Marker Score: 3,636
  • Cell Name: alveolar capillary type 1 endothelial cell (CL4028002)
    Fold Change: 2.93
    Marker Score: 7,457
  • Cell Name: mature microglial cell (CL0002629)
    Fold Change: 2.91
    Marker Score: 1,052
  • Cell Name: alternatively activated macrophage (CL0000890)
    Fold Change: 2.91
    Marker Score: 1,212
  • Cell Name: microfold cell of epithelium of small intestine (CL1000353)
    Fold Change: 2.91
    Marker Score: 694
  • Cell Name: epithelial cell of lung (CL0000082)
    Fold Change: 2.9
    Marker Score: 15,220
  • Cell Name: luminal cell of prostate epithelium (CL0002340)
    Fold Change: 2.89
    Marker Score: 1,683
  • Cell Name: professional antigen presenting cell (CL0000145)
    Fold Change: 2.88
    Marker Score: 1,485
  • Cell Name: stromal cell (CL0000499)
    Fold Change: 2.86
    Marker Score: 3,356
  • Cell Name: endothelial cell (CL0000115)
    Fold Change: 2.85
    Marker Score: 2,551
  • Cell Name: basophil (CL0000767)
    Fold Change: 2.84
    Marker Score: 1,352
  • Cell Name: fibroblast of connective tissue of glandular part of prostate (CL1000305)
    Fold Change: 2.84
    Marker Score: 1,184
  • Cell Name: CD1c-positive myeloid dendritic cell (CL0002399)
    Fold Change: 2.84
    Marker Score: 7,366
  • Cell Name: capillary endothelial cell (CL0002144)
    Fold Change: 2.84
    Marker Score: 3,055
  • Cell Name: IgA plasma cell (CL0000987)
    Fold Change: 2.83
    Marker Score: 2,409
  • Cell Name: kidney distal convoluted tubule epithelial cell (CL1000849)
    Fold Change: 2.8
    Marker Score: 2,966
  • Cell Name: foveolar cell of stomach (CL0002179)
    Fold Change: 2.78
    Marker Score: 17,709
  • Cell Name: basal cell of prostate epithelium (CL0002341)
    Fold Change: 2.77
    Marker Score: 6,770
  • Cell Name: decidual cell (CL2000002)
    Fold Change: 2.77
    Marker Score: 11,944
  • Cell Name: kidney collecting duct intercalated cell (CL1001432)
    Fold Change: 2.76
    Marker Score: 4,578
  • Cell Name: endocrine cell (CL0000163)
    Fold Change: 2.76
    Marker Score: 1,426
  • Cell Name: inhibitory interneuron (CL0000498)
    Fold Change: 2.75
    Marker Score: 12,721
  • Cell Name: neutrophil (CL0000775)
    Fold Change: 2.75
    Marker Score: 1,675
  • Cell Name: central nervous system macrophage (CL0000878)
    Fold Change: 2.75
    Marker Score: 1,367
  • Cell Name: Sertoli cell (CL0000216)
    Fold Change: 2.74
    Marker Score: 16,252
  • Cell Name: basal cell of epithelium of trachea (CL1000348)
    Fold Change: 2.74
    Marker Score: 20,374
  • Cell Name: progenitor cell of mammary luminal epithelium (CL0009116)
    Fold Change: 2.73
    Marker Score: 10,540
  • Cell Name: supporting cell (CL0000630)
    Fold Change: 2.73
    Marker Score: 5,131
  • Cell Name: Mueller cell (CL0000636)
    Fold Change: 2.72
    Marker Score: 3,767
  • Cell Name: eurydendroid cell (CL0000253)
    Fold Change: 2.7
    Marker Score: 1,103
  • Cell Name: mucous neck cell (CL0000651)
    Fold Change: 2.7
    Marker Score: 6,122
  • Cell Name: type II pneumocyte (CL0002063)
    Fold Change: 2.69
    Marker Score: 17,554
  • Cell Name: decidual natural killer cell, human (CL0002343)
    Fold Change: 2.69
    Marker Score: 7,423
  • Cell Name: medullary thymic epithelial cell (CL0002365)
    Fold Change: 2.68
    Marker Score: 4,402
  • Cell Name: acinar cell of salivary gland (CL0002623)
    Fold Change: 2.68
    Marker Score: 6,104
  • Cell Name: ependymal cell (CL0000065)
    Fold Change: 2.67
    Marker Score: 933
  • Cell Name: uterine smooth muscle cell (CL0002601)
    Fold Change: 2.66
    Marker Score: 3,467
  • Cell Name: elicited macrophage (CL0000861)
    Fold Change: 2.65
    Marker Score: 16,120
  • Cell Name: podocyte (CL0000653)
    Fold Change: 2.64
    Marker Score: 976
  • Cell Name: kidney connecting tubule epithelial cell (CL1000768)
    Fold Change: 2.64
    Marker Score: 3,736
  • Cell Name: mesothelial cell of epicardium (CL0011019)
    Fold Change: 2.64
    Marker Score: 846
  • Cell Name: bronchial epithelial cell (CL0002328)
    Fold Change: 2.64
    Marker Score: 698
  • Cell Name: hepatoblast (CL0005026)
    Fold Change: 2.62
    Marker Score: 8,596
  • Cell Name: unswitched memory B cell (CL0000970)
    Fold Change: 2.61
    Marker Score: 1,532
  • Cell Name: cell in vitro (CL0001034)
    Fold Change: 2.6
    Marker Score: 90,230
  • Cell Name: hematopoietic multipotent progenitor cell (CL0000837)
    Fold Change: 2.6
    Marker Score: 1,270
  • Cell Name: fibroblast of breast (CL4006000)
    Fold Change: 2.6
    Marker Score: 1,484
  • Cell Name: lung secretory cell (CL1000272)
    Fold Change: 2.6
    Marker Score: 2,319
  • Cell Name: adventitial cell (CL0002503)
    Fold Change: 2.6
    Marker Score: 642
  • Cell Name: enteroendocrine cell (CL0000164)
    Fold Change: 2.6
    Marker Score: 1,346
  • Cell Name: pulmonary artery endothelial cell (CL1001568)
    Fold Change: 2.59
    Marker Score: 2,226
  • Cell Name: microglial cell (CL0000129)
    Fold Change: 2.57
    Marker Score: 4,681
  • Cell Name: nasal mucosa goblet cell (CL0002480)
    Fold Change: 2.57
    Marker Score: 1,718
  • Cell Name: stromal cell of ovary (CL0002132)
    Fold Change: 2.57
    Marker Score: 28,931
  • Cell Name: dendritic cell (CL0000451)
    Fold Change: 2.57
    Marker Score: 1,761
  • Cell Name: secretory cell (CL0000151)
    Fold Change: 2.56
    Marker Score: 4,679
  • Cell Name: glandular cell of esophagus (CL0002657)
    Fold Change: 2.56
    Marker Score: 812
  • Cell Name: granulocyte (CL0000094)
    Fold Change: 2.56
    Marker Score: 1,147
  • Cell Name: smooth muscle cell (CL0000192)
    Fold Change: 2.55
    Marker Score: 1,679
  • Cell Name: mesenchymal stem cell (CL0000134)
    Fold Change: 2.55
    Marker Score: 3,924
  • Cell Name: IgG plasmablast (CL0000982)
    Fold Change: 2.54
    Marker Score: 700
  • Cell Name: type I pneumocyte (CL0002062)
    Fold Change: 2.53
    Marker Score: 3,049
  • Cell Name: epithelial cell of proximal tubule (CL0002306)
    Fold Change: 2.52
    Marker Score: 8,943
  • Cell Name: lung ciliated cell (CL1000271)
    Fold Change: 2.51
    Marker Score: 1,193
  • Cell Name: CD16-positive, CD56-dim natural killer cell, human (CL0000939)
    Fold Change: 2.51
    Marker Score: 1,944
  • Cell Name: granulosa cell (CL0000501)
    Fold Change: 2.5
    Marker Score: 25,201

Cell ID: Standard Cell Ontology term used for mapping and comparing cells across experiments. Ensures consistency in analyzing cellular functions across tissues.
Fold Change: Represents the ratio of the current Marker Score to the Marker Score Threshold, indicating how much the gene expression has changed compared to a baseline.
Marker Score: Reflects how strongly a gene is expressed in this cell type. Calculated using techniques like effect size estimation and bootstrapping for reliability.

Cell ID: Standard Cell Ontology term used for mapping and comparing cells across experiments. Ensures consistency in analyzing cellular functions across tissues.
Fold Change: Represents the ratio of the current Marker Score to the Marker Score Threshold, indicating how much the gene expression has changed compared to a baseline.
Marker Score: Reflects how strongly a gene is expressed in this cell type. Calculated using techniques like effect size estimation and bootstrapping for reliability.

Cell ID: Standard Cell Ontology term used for mapping and comparing cells across experiments. Ensures consistency in analyzing cellular functions across tissues.
Fold Change: Represents the ratio of the current Marker Score to the Marker Score Threshold, indicating how much the gene expression has changed compared to a baseline.
Marker Score: Reflects how strongly a gene is expressed in this cell type. Calculated using techniques like effect size estimation and bootstrapping for reliability.

Other Information

**Key Characteristics** Prosaposin is a multifunctional protein that plays a pivotal role in the regulation of immune responses, particularly in the context of innate immunity. It is primarily expressed in myeloid cells, such as classical monocytes and neutrophils, which are essential components of the innate immune system. The protein is also found in other cell types, including fibroblasts, endothelial cells, and epithelial cells, highlighting its broad range of cellular expression. One of the most notable aspects of prosaposin is its ability to regulate autophagy, a critical cellular process involved in the degradation and recycling of cellular components. Autophagy plays a crucial role in maintaining cellular homeostasis, and dysregulation of this process has been implicated in various diseases, including cancer and neurodegenerative disorders. **Pathways and Functions** Prosaposin is involved in a wide range of cellular signaling pathways, including: 1. **G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway**: Prosaposin is a ligand for G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), which are a family of receptors that respond to a variety of extracellular signals, including hormones, neurotransmitters, and growth factors. 2. **Autophagy regulation**: Prosaposin plays a critical role in regulating autophagy, a process that involves the degradation and recycling of cellular components. 3. **Lipid metabolism**: Prosaposin is involved in the regulation of lipid metabolism, including the breakdown and synthesis of sphingolipids and glycosphingolipids. 4. **Immune system regulation**: Prosaposin is expressed in myeloid cells and plays a role in regulating immune responses, including the activation of neutrophils and the regulation of autophagy. **Clinical Significance** Dysregulation of prosaposin has been implicated in various diseases, including: 1. **Neurodegenerative disorders**: Prosaposin has been shown to play a role in the regulation of autophagy, and dysregulation of this process has been implicated in neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. 2. **Cancer**: Prosaposin has been shown to play a role in regulating autophagy and lipid metabolism, and dysregulation of these processes has been implicated in cancer. 3. **Inflammatory disorders**: Prosaposin has been shown to play a role in regulating immune responses, and dysregulation of this process has been implicated in inflammatory disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis and asthma. In conclusion, the prosaposin gene plays a critical role in regulating various cellular processes, including immune responses, lipid metabolism, and autophagy. Dysregulation of this gene has been implicated in various diseases, highlighting the importance of further research into the mechanisms by which prosaposin regulates cellular processes and the potential therapeutic applications of this gene.

Genular Protein ID: 2006958043

Symbol: SAP_HUMAN

Name: Prosaposin

UniProtKB Accession Codes:

Database IDs:

Citations:

PubMed ID: 2515150

Title: Molecular cloning of a human co-beta-glucosidase cDNA: evidence that four sphingolipid hydrolase activator proteins are encoded by single genes in humans and rats.

PubMed ID: 2515150

DOI: 10.1016/0888-7543(89)90014-1

PubMed ID: 2498298

Title: Structure of full-length cDNA coding for sulfatide activator, a Co-beta-glucosidase and two other homologous proteins: two alternate forms of the sulfatide activator.

PubMed ID: 2498298

DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a122629

PubMed ID: 15164054

Title: The DNA sequence and comparative analysis of human chromosome 10.

PubMed ID: 15164054

DOI: 10.1038/nature02462

PubMed ID: 15489334

Title: The status, quality, and expansion of the NIH full-length cDNA project: the Mammalian Gene Collection (MGC).

PubMed ID: 15489334

DOI: 10.1101/gr.2596504

PubMed ID: 2842863

Title: Coding of two sphingolipid activator proteins (SAP-1 and SAP-2) by same genetic locus.

PubMed ID: 2842863

DOI: 10.1126/science.2842863

PubMed ID: 1612590

Title: Structure and evolution of the human prosaposin chromosomal gene.

PubMed ID: 1612590

DOI: 10.1016/0888-7543(92)90247-p

PubMed ID: 8323276

Title: Isolation, characterization, and proteolysis of human prosaposin, the precursor of saposins (sphingolipid activator proteins).

PubMed ID: 8323276

DOI: 10.1006/abbi.1993.1328

PubMed ID: 1958198

Title: Isolation and characterization of prosaposin from human milk.

PubMed ID: 1958198

DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(05)81415-9

PubMed ID: 2013321

Title: The organization of the gene for the human cerebroside sulfate activator protein.

PubMed ID: 2013321

DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(91)80308-p

PubMed ID: 2717620

Title: Saposin A: second cerebrosidase activator protein.

PubMed ID: 2717620

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.86.9.3389

PubMed ID: 8370464

Title: Storage of saposins A and D in infantile neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinosis.

PubMed ID: 8370464

DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(93)80908-d

PubMed ID: 2825202

Title: Nucleotide sequence of cloned cDNA for human sphingolipid activator protein 1 precursor.

PubMed ID: 2825202

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.84.23.8652

PubMed ID: 2868718

Title: Molecular cloning of the sphingolipid activator protein-1 (SAP-1), the sulfatide sulfatase activator.

PubMed ID: 2868718

DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(86)80518-6

PubMed ID: 3242555

Title: Complete amino-acid sequence of the naturally occurring A2 activator protein for enzymic sphingomyelin degradation: identity to the sulfatide activator protein (SAP-1).

PubMed ID: 3242555

DOI: 10.1515/bchm3.1988.369.2.1361

PubMed ID: 2209618

Title: The complete amino-acid sequences of human ganglioside GM2 activator protein and cerebroside sulfate activator protein.

PubMed ID: 2209618

DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1990.tb19280.x

PubMed ID: 3442600

Title: Complete amino-acid sequence and carbohydrate content of the naturally occurring glucosylceramide activator protein (A1 activator) absent from a new human Gaucher disease variant.

PubMed ID: 3442600

DOI: 10.1515/bchm3.1987.368.2.1571

PubMed ID: 2845979

Title: Saposin D: a sphingomyelinase activator.

PubMed ID: 2845979

DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(88)80855-6

PubMed ID: 3048308

Title: The precursor of sulfatide activator protein is processed to three different proteins.

PubMed ID: 3048308

DOI: 10.1515/bchm3.1988.369.1.317

PubMed ID: 10562467

Title: Preparation of the cerebroside sulfate activator (CSAct or saposin B) from human urine.

PubMed ID: 10562467

DOI: 10.1006/mgme.1999.2900

PubMed ID: 7730378

Title: Structural analysis of saposin C and B. Complete localization of disulfide bridges.

PubMed ID: 7730378

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.270.17.9953

PubMed ID: 10383054

Title: Prosaposin: a myelinotrophic protein that promotes expression of myelin constituents and is secreted after nerve injury.

PubMed ID: 10383054

DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-1136(199906)26:4<353::aid-glia9>3.3.co;2-7

PubMed ID: 10510427

Title: Cerebroside sulfate activator protein (Saposin B): chromatographic and electrospray mass spectrometric properties.

PubMed ID: 10510427

DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9888(199910)34:10<1040::aid-jms863>3.0.co;2-x

PubMed ID: 11180632

Title: Structure of the asparagine-linked sugar chains of porcine kidney and human urine cerebroside sulfate activator protein.

PubMed ID: 11180632

DOI: 10.1002/1096-9888(200012)35:12<1416::aid-jms75>3.0.co;2-k

PubMed ID: 10406958

Title: Structural and membrane-binding properties of saposin D.

PubMed ID: 10406958

DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00521.x

PubMed ID: 14657016

Title: The lysosomal trafficking of sphingolipid activator proteins (SAPs) is mediated by sortilin.

PubMed ID: 14657016

DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdg629

PubMed ID: 12510003

Title: Expression, purification, crystallization, and preliminary X-ray analysis of recombinant human saposin B.

PubMed ID: 12510003

DOI: 10.1016/s1046-5928(02)00597-1

PubMed ID: 19167329

Title: Cotranslational and posttranslational N-glycosylation of polypeptides by distinct mammalian OST isoforms.

PubMed ID: 19167329

DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2008.11.047

PubMed ID: 19159218

Title: Glycoproteomics analysis of human liver tissue by combination of multiple enzyme digestion and hydrazide chemistry.

PubMed ID: 19159218

DOI: 10.1021/pr8008012

PubMed ID: 21269460

Title: Initial characterization of the human central proteome.

PubMed ID: 21269460

DOI: 10.1186/1752-0509-5-17

PubMed ID: 21835174

Title: Prosaposin sorting is mediated by oligomerization.

PubMed ID: 21835174

DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2011.07.017

PubMed ID: 22431521

Title: The role of ceroid lipofuscinosis neuronal protein 5 (CLN5) in endosomal sorting.

PubMed ID: 22431521

DOI: 10.1128/mcb.06726-11

PubMed ID: 24275569

Title: An enzyme assisted RP-RPLC approach for in-depth analysis of human liver phosphoproteome.

PubMed ID: 24275569

DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2013.11.014

PubMed ID: 26370502

Title: Prosaposin facilitates sortilin-independent lysosomal trafficking of progranulin.

PubMed ID: 26370502

DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201502029

PubMed ID: 25944712

Title: N-terminome analysis of the human mitochondrial proteome.

PubMed ID: 25944712

DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201400617

PubMed ID: 12518053

Title: Crystal structure of saposin B reveals a dimeric shell for lipid binding.

PubMed ID: 12518053

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0136947100

PubMed ID: 7866401

Title: Molecular genetics of metachromatic leukodystrophy.

PubMed ID: 7866401

DOI: 10.1002/humu.1380040402

PubMed ID: 2302219

Title: Detection of a point mutation in sphingolipid activator protein-1 mRNA in patients with a variant form of metachromatic leukodystrophy.

PubMed ID: 2302219

DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(90)90912-7

PubMed ID: 2320574

Title: Characterization of a mutation in a family with saposin B deficiency: a glycosylation site defect.

PubMed ID: 2320574

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.87.7.2541

PubMed ID: 2019586

Title: Sulfatide activator protein. Alternative splicing that generates three mRNAs and a newly found mutation responsible for a clinical disease.

PubMed ID: 2019586

DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(20)89483-6

PubMed ID: 1371116

Title: Simultaneous deficiency of sphingolipid activator proteins 1 and 2 is caused by a mutation in the initiation codon of their common gene.

PubMed ID: 1371116

DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)50733-5

PubMed ID: 2060627

Title: Mutation in the sphingolipid activator protein 2 in a patient with a variant of Gaucher disease.

PubMed ID: 2060627

DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(91)80760-z

PubMed ID: 10196694

Title: An Asn > Lys substitution in saposin B involving a conserved amino acidic residue and leading to the loss of the single N-glycosylation site in a patient with metachromatic leukodystrophy and normal arylsulphatase A activity.

PubMed ID: 10196694

DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200266

PubMed ID: 10682309

Title: A non-glycosylated and functionally deficient mutant (N215H) of the sphingolipid activator protein B (SAP-B) in a novel case of metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD).

PubMed ID: 10682309

DOI: 10.1023/a:1005603014401

PubMed ID: 11309366

Title: A novel mutation in the coding region of the prosaposin gene leads to a complete deficiency of prosaposin and saposins, and is associated with a complex sphingolipidosis dominated by lactosylceramide accumulation.

PubMed ID: 11309366

DOI: 10.1093/hmg/10.9.927

PubMed ID: 15773042

Title: A mutation in the saposin A coding region of the prosaposin gene in an infant presenting as Krabbe disease: first report of saposin A deficiency in humans.

PubMed ID: 15773042

DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2004.10.004

PubMed ID: 17919309

Title: Non-neuronopathic Gaucher disease due to saposin C deficiency.

PubMed ID: 17919309

DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2007.00899.x

PubMed ID: 32201884

Title: Variants in saposin D domain of prosaposin gene linked to Parkinson's disease.

PubMed ID: 32201884

DOI: 10.1093/brain/awaa064

Sequence Information:

  • Length: 524
  • Mass: 58113
  • Checksum: 71977F7A8C9E1533
  • Sequence:
  • MYALFLLASL LGAALAGPVL GLKECTRGSA VWCQNVKTAS DCGAVKHCLQ TVWNKPTVKS 
    LPCDICKDVV TAAGDMLKDN ATEEEILVYL EKTCDWLPKP NMSASCKEIV DSYLPVILDI 
    IKGEMSRPGE VCSALNLCES LQKHLAELNH QKQLESNKIP ELDMTEVVAP FMANIPLLLY 
    PQDGPRSKPQ PKDNGDVCQD CIQMVTDIQT AVRTNSTFVQ ALVEHVKEEC DRLGPGMADI 
    CKNYISQYSE IAIQMMMHMQ PKEICALVGF CDEVKEMPMQ TLVPAKVASK NVIPALELVE 
    PIKKHEVPAK SDVYCEVCEF LVKEVTKLID NNKTEKEILD AFDKMCSKLP KSLSEECQEV 
    VDTYGSSILS ILLEEVSPEL VCSMLHLCSG TRLPALTVHV TQPKDGGFCE VCKKLVGYLD 
    RNLEKNSTKQ EILAALEKGC SFLPDPYQKQ CDQFVAEYEP VLIEILVEVM DPSFVCLKIG 
    ACPSAHKPLL GTEKCIWGPS YWCQNTETAA QCNAVEHCKR HVWN

Database document:

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