Acid alpha-glucosidase

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Lysosomal alpha-glucosidase, also called α-1,4-glucosidase[1] and acid maltase,[2] is an enzyme (EC 3.2.1.20) that in humans is encoded by the GAA gene.[2] Errors in this gene cause glycogen storage disease type II (Pompe disease).

This gene encodes acid alpha-glucosidase, which is essential for the degradation of glycogen to glucose in lysosomes. Different forms of acid alpha-glucosidase are obtained by proteolytic processing. Defects in this gene are the cause of glycogen storage disease II, also known as Pompe disease, which is an autosomal recessive disorder with a broad clinical spectrum. Three transcript variants encoding the same protein have been found for this gene.[2]

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  1. Donald J. Voet; Judith G. Voet; Charlotte W. Pratt (2008). "Additional Pathways in Carbohydrate Metabolism". Principles of Biochemistry, Third edition. Wiley. p. 538. ISBN 978-0470-23396-2.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Entrez Gene: GAA glucosidase, alpha; acid (Pompe disease, glycogen storage disease type II)".

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