Description
Product Characteristics:
May have a role in promoting tumor progression. May block the TGFB1-enhanced cell growth (By similarity). Overexpression of HYAL1 suppressed the growth rate of colon carcinoma cell tumors in an experimental model.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm, Secreted
Synonyms: Hyaluronidase-1, Hyal-1, Hyaluronoglucosaminidase-1, Hyal1
Target Information: This gene encodes a lysosomal hyaluronidase. Hyaluronidases intracellularly degrade hyaluronan, one of the major glycosaminoglycans of the extracellular matrix. Hyaluronan is thought to be involved in cell proliferation, migration and differentiation. This enzyme is active at an acidic pH and is the major hyaluronidase in plasma. Mutations in this gene are associated with mucopolysaccharidosis type IX, or hyaluronidase deficiency. The gene is one of several related genes in a region of chromosome 3p21.3 associated with tumor suppression. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]