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GBA3

Cytosolic beta-glucosidase, also known as cytosolic beta-glucosidase-like protein 1, is a beta-glucosidase (EC 3.2.1.21) enzyme that in humans is encoded by the GBA3 gene.[1][2]

Function

Function

Cytosolic beta-glucosidase is a predominantly liver enzyme that efficiently hydrolyzes beta-D-glucoside and beta-D-galactoside, but not any known physiologic beta-glycoside, suggesting that it may be involved in detoxification of plant glycosides.[2] GBA3 also has significant neutral glycosylceramidase activity (EC 3.2.1.62), suggesting that it may be involved in a non-lysosomal catabolic pathway of glucosylceramide metabolism.[3]

See also

See also

References

References

  1. “Entrez Gene: glucosidase”.
  2. 2.0 2.1 de Graaf M, van Veen IC, van der Meulen-Muileman IH, Gerritsen WR, Pinedo HM, Haisma HJ (June 2001). “Cloning and characterization of human liver cytosolic beta-glycosidase”. Biochem. J. 356 (Pt 3): 907–10. doi:10.1042/0264-6021:3560907. PMC 1221920. PMID 11389701.
  3. Hayashi Y, Okino N, Kakuta Y, Shikanai T, Tani M, Narimatsu H, Ito M (October 2007). “Klotho-related protein is a novel cytosolic neutral beta-glycosylceramidase”. J. Biol. Chem. 282 (42): 30889–900. doi:10.1074/jbc.M700832200. PMID 17595169.
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