Protein Name arylsulfatase A
Organism Mus musculus
Gene ID 11883
Gene Symbol

Arsa

UniProt P50428 (ARSA_MOUSE)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 51
Total Number of Articles : 46
Description

arylsulfatase A

Gene Summary

Predicted to enable arylsulfatase activity and calcium ion binding activity. Acts upstream of or within binding activity of sperm to zona pellucida. Located in plasma membrane. Is expressed in brain and genitourinary system. Used to study metachromatic leukodystrophy. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in metachromatic leukodystrophy. Orthologous to human ARSA (arylsulfatase A). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jun 2025]

synonyms
  • arylsulfatase A
  • cerebroside-sulfatase
  • AS-A
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Properties