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Gene information for GLA (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID2717
Official gene symbolGLA
Full namegalactosidase, alpha
Aliases,GALA,
Gene summaryThis gene encodes a homodimeric glycoprotein that hydrolyses the terminal alpha-galactosyl moieties from glycolipids and glycoproteins. This enzyme predominantly hydrolyzes ceramide trihexoside, and it can catalyze the hydrolysis of melibiose into galactose and glucose. A variety of mutations in this gene affect the synthesis, processing, and stability of this enzyme, which causes Fabry disease, a rare lysosomal storage disorder that results from a failure to catabolize alpha-D-galactosyl glycolipid moieties. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: X   Locus: Xq22
Gene position100663001 - 100652779  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size10223 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID300644