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PSAP

Gene
Psap
Protein
Prosaposin
Organism
Mus musculus
Length
557 amino acids
Function
Saposins are specific low-molecular mass non-enzymic proteins, they participate in the lysosomal degradation of sphingolipids, which takes place by the sequential action of specific hydrolases.
Mass
61.422 kDa
Sequence
MYALALFASLLATALTSPVQDPKTCSGGSAVLCRDVKTAVDCGAVKHCQQMVWSKPTAKSLPCDICKTVVTEAGNLLKDNATQEEILHYLEKTCEWIHDSSLSASCKEVVDSYLPVILDMIKGEMSNPGEVCSALNLCQSLQEYLAEQNQKQLESNKIPEVDMARVVAPFMSNIPLLLYPQDHPRSQPQPKANEDVCQDCMKLVSDVQTAVKTNSSFIQGFVDHVKEDCDRLGPGVSDICKNYVDQYSEVCVQMLMHMQDQQPKEICVLAGFCNEVKRVPMKTLVPATETIKNILPALEMMDPYEQNLVQAHNVILCQTCQFVMNKFSELIVNNATEELLVKGLSNACALLPDPARTKCQEVVGTFGPSLLDIFIHEVNPSSLCGVIGLCAARPELVEALEQPAPAIVSALLKEPTPPKQPAQPKQSALPAHVPPQKNGGFCEVCKKLVLYLEHNLEKNSTKEEILAALEKGCSFLPDPYQKQCDDFVAEYEPLLLEILVEVMDPGFVCSKIGVCPSAYKLLLGTEKCVWGPSYWCQNMETAARCNAVDHCKRHVWN

Gene
Psap
Protein
Prosaposin
Organism
Rattus norvegicus
Length
554 amino acids
Function
Saposins are specific low-molecular mass non-enzymic proteins, they participate in the lysosomal degradation of sphingolipids, which takes place by the sequential action of specific hydrolases.
Mass
61.124 kDa
Sequence
MYALALLASLLVTALTSPVQDPKICSGGSAVVCRDVKTAVDCRAVKHCQQMVWSKPTAKSLPCDICKTVVTEAGNLLKDNATEEEILHYLEKTCAWIHDSSLSASCKEVVDSYLPVILDMIKGEMSNPGEVCSALNLCQSLQEYLAEQNQRQLESNKIPEVDLARVVAPFMSNIPLLLYPQDRPRSQPQPKANEDVCQDCMKLVTDIQTAVRTNSSFVQGLVDHVKEDCDRLGPGVSDICKNYVDQYSEVAVQMMMHMQPKEICVMVGFCDEVKRVPMRTLVPATEAIKNILPALELTDPYEQDVIQAQNVIFCQVCQLVMRKLSELIINNATEELLIKGLSKACSLLPAPASTKCQEVLVTFGPSLLDVLMHEVNPNFLCGVISLCSANPNLVGTLEQPAAAIVSALPKEPAPPKQPEEPKQSALRAHVPPQKNGGFCEVCKKLVIYLEHNLEKNSTKEEILAALEKGCSFLPDPYQKQCDEFVAEYEPLLLEILVEVMDPSFVCSKIGVCPSAYKLLLGTEKCVWGPGYWCQNSETAARCNAVDHCKRHVWN

Gene
PSAP
Protein
Prosaposin
Organism
Bos taurus
Length
525 amino acids
Function
Saposins are specific low-molecular mass non-enzymic proteins, they participate in the lysosomal degradation of sphingolipids, which takes place by the sequential action of specific hydrolases.
Mass
58.051 kDa
Sequence
MYSFFVLASLLGGALASPVLGLRECTRGSAVWCQNVKTAADCGAVQHCLQTVWSKPTVKSLPCDICKDVITAAGNLLKDNATEQEILMYLERTCDWLPKPNMSASCKEIVDSYLPVILDMIKGQMSHPGEVCSALNLCESLQKHLAELNHQKQLESNQIPELDMAEVVAPFMANIPFLLYPQDGSHSKPQPKKANGNVCQDCIQLVTDVQEALRTNSTFVEALVDHAKEECDRLGPGMSDMCKNYINQYSEVAIQMVMHMQPKEICVLAGFCDEVKEMPMKTLVPAEVVSENVIPALGLVEPIKKDPAPAKADIYCEVCEFVVKEVAKLIDNNRTEEEILHALDKVCSKLPTSLAEQCQEVVDTYGSSILSILLDEASPELVCSMLHLCSSRGLPAATVRVMPRKDGGFCEVCKKLVGYLDRNLEKNSTKEQILAALEKGCSFLPDQYRKQCDQFVTEYEPVLIEILVEVMDPSFVCLKIGACPAAHKPLLGAEKCVWGPSYWCQNMESAALCNAVEHCRRHVWN

Gene
PSAP
Protein
Prosaposin
Organism
Homo sapiens
Length
524 amino acids
Function
Saposins are specific low-molecular mass non-enzymic proteins, they participate in the lysosomal degradation of sphingolipids, which takes place by the sequential action of specific hydrolases.
Mass
58.113 kDa
Sequence
MYALFLLASLLGAALAGPVLGLKECTRGSAVWCQNVKTASDCGAVKHCLQTVWNKPTVKSLPCDICKDVVTAAGDMLKDNATEEEILVYLEKTCDWLPKPNMSASCKEIVDSYLPVILDIIKGEMSRPGEVCSALNLCESLQKHLAELNHQKQLESNKIPELDMTEVVAPFMANIPLLLYPQDGPRSKPQPKDNGDVCQDCIQMVTDIQTAVRTNSTFVQALVEHVKEECDRLGPGMADICKNYISQYSEIAIQMMMHMQPKEICALVGFCDEVKEMPMQTLVPAKVASKNVIPALELVEPIKKHEVPAKSDVYCEVCEFLVKEVTKLIDNNKTEKEILDAFDKMCSKLPKSLSEECQEVVDTYGSSILSILLEEVSPELVCSMLHLCSGTRLPALTVHVTQPKDGGFCEVCKKLVGYLDRNLEKNSTKQEILAALEKGCSFLPDPYQKQCDQFVAEYEPVLIEILVEVMDPSFVCLKIGACPSAHKPLLGTEKCIWGPSYWCQNTETAAQCNAVEHCKRHVWN

Gene
PSAP
Protein
Prosaposin
Organism
Gallus gallus
Length
518 amino acids
Function
Saposin-D is a specific sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase activator (EC 3.1.4.12).
Mass
57.601 kDa
Sequence
MARRLLTLLGLLAAAVASPVLWQKDCAKGPEVWCQSLRTASQCGAVKHCQQNVWSKPAVNSIPCDLCKELVTVVGKVLKDNGTEDEIRSYLEKRCEFLPDQGLASECKEIVDSYLPVIMDMIKEEFDKPEVVCSALSLCQSLQKHLAAMKLQKQLQSNKIPELDFSELTSPFMANVPLLLYPQDKPKQKSKATEDVCQDCIRLVTDVQEAVRTNATFVKSLVAHAKEECDRLGPGMSDMCKSYISEYSDLAIQMMMHMKDQQPKDICAMVGFCPSVKSVPLQTLVPAQVVHEVKMETVEKATVQEKTFSVCEICETMVKEVTGLLESNKTEEEIVHEMEVVCYLLPASVKDQCKDFIEVYGQALIDMLLEATNPEAVCVMLKCCAANKPPQQPVVVKPAGGFCDICKMIVAYADKELEKNATTTEIEALLEKVCHFLPESVSDQCVQFVEQYEPVVVQLLAEMMDPTFVCTKLGVCGAAKKPLLGEDACVWGPGYWCKNMETAAQCNAVDHCRRHVWN

Gene
PSAP
Protein
Saposin-C
Organism
Cavia porcellus
Length
81 amino acids
Function
Saposin-A and saposin-C stimulate the hydrolysis of glucosylceramide by beta-glucosylceramidase (EC 3.2.1.45) and galactosylceramide by beta-galactosylceramidase (EC 3.2.1.46). Saposin-C apparently acts by combining with the enzyme and acidic lipid to form an activated complex, rather than by solubilizing the substrate.
Mass
8.852 kDa
Sequence
ESVTCKACEYVVKKVMELIDNNRTEEKIIHALDSVCALLPESVSEVCQEVVDTYGDSIVALLLQEMSPELVCSELGLCMSG

Gene
PSAP
Protein
Saposin-B-Val
Organism
Sus scrofa
Length
80 amino acids
Function
Saposin-B stimulates the hydrolysis of galacto-cerebroside sulfate by arylsulfatase A (EC 3.1.6.8), GM1 gangliosides by beta-galactosidase (EC 3.2.1.23) and globotriaosylceramide by alpha-galactosidase A (EC 3.2.1.22). Saposin-B forms a solubilizing complex with the substrates of the sphingolipid hydrolases.
Mass
8.949 kDa
Sequence
GDVCQDCIQMVTDLQNAVRTNSTFVEALVNHAKEECDRLGPGMADMCKNYISQYSEIAIQMMMHMQPKDICGLVGFCEEV