The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Hexosaminidase A across different species:

hexosaminidase A (alpha polypeptide) (HEXA), hexosaminidase A (alpha polypeptide) (hexa), hexosaminidase A (Hexa), hexosaminidase A (LOC100228061)

Other aliases include:

TSD, MGC99608, fc04h11, wu:fc04h11, wu:fv09f06, si:dkey-35i22.2, HEXA, DKFZp459O0432, Hex-1, MGC95289

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Hexosaminidase A:

hexosaminidase A – beta-N-acetylhexosaminidase – N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase – hexosaminidase A (alpha polypeptide) – beta-hexosaminidase alpha-subunit – hexosaminidase A alpha – beta-hexosaminidase subunit alpha – hexosaminidase subunit A – beta-N-acetylhexosaminidase subunit alpha – N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase subunit alpha – Hexose aminidase A (alpha polypeptide) – Beta-hexosaminidase alpha chain

Hexosaminidase A fulfills a number of functions:

beta-N-acetylhexosaminidase activity – cation binding – hydrolase activity, hydrolyzing O-glycosyl compounds – protein binding – protein heterodimerization activity – catalytic activity – hydrolase activity – hydrolase activity, acting on glycosyl bonds

Hexosaminidase A is relevant to the following processes:

adult walking behavior – carbohydrate metabolic process – ganglioside catabolic process – glycosaminoglycan metabolic process – lipid storage – locomotory behavior – lysosome organization – metabolic process – myelination – neuromuscular process controlling balance – neuromuscular process controlling posture – sensory perception of sound – sexual reproduction – skeletal system development – cell morphogenesis involved in neuron differentiation

Locations for Hexosaminidase A:

lysosome – membrane

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology