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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP01673
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 7010
Name Proactivator polypeptide
Synonyms
  1. A1 activator
  2. CSAct
  3. Cerebroside sulfate activator
  4. Co-beta-glucosidase
  5. Component C
  6. Dispersin
  7. Glucosylceramidase activator
  8. Protein A
  9. Protein C
  10. SAP-1
  11. SAP-2
  12. Saposin-A
  13. Saposin-B
  14. Saposin-B-Val
  15. Saposin-C
  16. Saposin-D
  17. Sphingolipid activator protein 1
  18. Sphingolipid activator protein 2
  19. Sulfatide/GM1 activator
Gene Name PSAP
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in lipid metabolic process
Specific Function Saposin-D is a specific sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase activator (EC 3.1.4.12)
Pathways Not Available
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification
Component
organelle
membrane-bounded organelle
intracellular membrane-bounded organelle
vacuole
lytic vacuole
lysosome
Process
metabolic process
sphingolipid metabolic process
membrane lipid metabolic process
primary metabolic process
lipid metabolic process
cellular lipid metabolic process
Cellular Location
  1. Lysosome
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Chromosome:1
Locus 10q21-q22
SNPs PSAP
Gene Sequence
>1575 bp
ATGTACGCCCTCTTCCTCCTGGCCAGCCTCCTGGGCGCGGCTCTAGCCGGCCCGGTCCTT
GGACTGAAAGAATGCACCAGGGGCTCGGCAGTGTGGTGCCAGAATGTGAAGACGGCGTCC
GACTGCGGGGCAGTGAAGCACTGCCTGCAGACCGTTTGGAACAAGCCAACAGTGAAATCC
CTTCCCTGCGACATATGCAAAGACGTTGTCACCGCAGCTGGTGATATGCTGAAGGACAAT
GCCACTGAGGAGGAGATCCTTGTTTACTTGGAGAAGACCTGTGACTGGCTTCCGAAACCG
AACATGTCTGCTTCATGCAAGGAGATAGTGGACTCCTACCTCCCTGTCATCCTGGACATC
ATTAAAGGAGAAATGAGCCGTCCTGGGGAGGTGTGCTCTGCTCTCAACCTCTGCGAGTCT
CTCCAGAAGCACCTAGCAGAGCTGAATCACCAGAAGCAGCTGGAGTCCAATAAGATCCCA
GAGCTGGACATGACTGAGGTGGTGGCCCCCTTCATGGCCAACATCCCTCTCCTCCTCTAC
CCTCAGGACGGCCCCCGCAGCAAGCCCCAGCCAAAGGATAATGGGGACGTTTGCCAGGAC
TGCATTCAGATGGTGACTGACATCCAGACTGCTGTACGGACCAACTCCACCTTTGTCCAG
GCCTTGGTGGAACATGTCAAGGAGGAGTGTGACCGCCTGGGCCCTGGCATGGCCGACATA
TGCAAGAACTATATCAGCCAGTATTCTGAAATTGCTATCCAGATGATGATGCACATGCAA
CCCAAGGAGATCTGTGCGCTGGTTGGGTTCTGTGATGAGGTGAAAGAGATGCCCATGCAG
ACTCTGGTCCCCGCCAAAGTGGCCTCCAAGAATGTCATCCCTGCCCTGGAACTGGTGGAG
CCCATTAAGAAGCACGAGGTCCCAGCAAAGTCTGATGTTTACTGTGAGGTGTGTGAATTC
CTGGTGAAGGAGGTGACCAAGCTGATTGACAACAACAAGACTGAGAAAGAAATACTCGAC
GCTTTTGACAAAATGTGCTCGAAGCTGCCGAAGTCCCTGTCGGAAGAGTGCCAGGAGGTG
GTGGACACGTACGGCAGCTCCATCCTGTCCATCCTGCTGGAGGAGGTCAGCCCTGAGCTG
GTGTGCAGCATGCTGCACCTCTGCTCTGGCACGCGGCTGCCTGCACTGACCGTTCACGTG
ACTCAGCCAAAGGACGGTGGCTTCTGCGAAGTGTGCAAGAAGCTGGTGGGTTATTTGGAT
CGCAACCTGGAGAAAAACAGCACCAAGCAGGAGATCCTGGCTGCTCTTGAGAAAGGCTGC
AGCTTCCTGCCAGACCCTTACCAGAAGCAGTGTGATCAGTTTGTGGCAGAGTACGAGCCC
GTGCTGATCGAGATCCTGGTGGAGGTGATGGATCCTTCCTTCGTGTGCTTGAAAATTGGA
GCCTGCCCCTCGGCCCATAAGCCCTTGTTGGGAACTGAGAAGTGTATATGGGGCCCAAGC
TACTGGTGCCAGAACACAGAGACAGCAGCCCAGTGCAATGCTGTCGAGCATTGCAAACGC
CATGTGTGGAACTAG
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 524
Molecular Weight 58112.1
Theoretical pI 4.82
Pfam Domain Function
Signals
  • 1-16
Transmembrane Regions
  • None
Protein Sequence
>Proactivator polypeptide
MYALFLLASLLGAALAGPVLGLKECTRGSAVWCQNVKTASDCGAVKHCLQTVWNKPTVKS
LPCDICKDVVTAAGDMLKDNATEEEILVYLEKTCDWLPKPNMSASCKEIVDSYLPVILDI
IKGEMSRPGEVCSALNLCESLQKHLAELNHQKQLESNKIPELDMTEVVAPFMANIPLLLY
PQDGPRSKPQPKDNGDVCQDCIQMVTDIQTAVRTNSTFVQALVEHVKEECDRLGPGMADI
CKNYISQYSEIAIQMMMHMQPKEICALVGFCDEVKEMPMQTLVPAKVASKNVIPALELVE
PIKKHEVPAKSDVYCEVCEFLVKEVTKLIDNNKTEKEILDAFDKMCSKLPKSLSEECQEV
VDTYGSSILSILLEEVSPELVCSMLHLCSGTRLPALTVHVTQPKDGGFCEVCKKLVGYLD
RNLEKNSTKQEILAALEKGCSFLPDPYQKQCDQFVAEYEPVLIEILVEVMDPSFVCLKIG
ACPSAHKPLLGTEKCIWGPSYWCQNTETAAQCNAVEHCKRHVWN
GenBank ID Protein 16306656
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P07602
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name SAP_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID BC001503
GeneCard ID PSAP
GenAtlas ID PSAP
HGNC ID HGNC:9498
References
General References
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