SYNONYMS
Glucosidase, Beta, Acid, D-Glucosyl-N-Acylsphingosine Glucohydrolase, Beta-Glucocerebrosidase, Acid Beta-Glucosidase, Glucosylceramidase, Alglucerase, EC 3.2.1.45, Beta-GC, GLUC, Glucosidase, Beta; Acid (Includes Glucosylceramidase), Glucosylceramidase-Like Protein, Lysosomal Glucocerebrosidase, GBA1, GCB, GC, Glucosylceramidase.
INTRODUCTION
Beta-Glucocerebrosidase, also known as GBA is amember of the glycosyl hydrolase 30 family. GBA is a lysosomal enzyme which requires a signal peptide for transport across the membrane of the rough endoplasmic reticulum as well as glycosylation for transport into lysosomes. Furthermore, Gaucher disease is caused by a deficiency in the activity of the enzyme glucocerebrosidase.
DESCRIPTION
GBA produced in Sf9 Baculovirus cells is a single, glycosylated polypeptide chain containing 503 amino acids (40-536a.a.) and having a molecular mass of 56.4kDa (Molecular size on SDS-PAGE will appear at approximately 50-70kDa).GBA is expressed with a 6 amino acid His tag at C-Terminus and purified by proprietary chromatographic techniques.
