Description
Product Characteristics:
Hydrolyzes cerebroside sulfate.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm
Synonyms: MLD, Arylsulfatase A, ASA, Cerebroside-sulfatase, ARSA
Target Information: The protein encoded by this gene hydrolyzes cerebroside sulfate to cerebroside and sulfate. Defects in this gene lead to metachromatic leucodystrophy (MLD), a progressive demyelination disease which results in a variety of neurological symptoms and ultimately death. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been described for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2010]