HAS1

Hyaluronan synthase 1
Identifiers
Symbols	HAS1 ; HAS
External IDs	Template:OMIM5 Template:MGI HomoloGene: 1165
Gene ontology Molecular function Template:GNF GO Template:GNF GO Cellular component Template:GNF GO Template:GNF GO Template:GNF GO Biological process Template:GNF GO Template:GNF GO Template:GNF GO
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Species	Human	Mouse
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Hyaluronan synthase 1, also known as HAS1, is a human gene.

Hyaluronan or hyaluronic acid (HA) is a high molecular weight unbranched polysaccharide synthesized by a wide variety of organisms from bacteria to mammals, and is a constituent of the extracellular matrix. It consists of alternating glucuronic acid and N-acetylglucosamine residues that are linked by beta-1-3 and beta-1-4 glycosidic bonds. HA is synthesized by membrane-bound synthase at the inner surface of the plasma membrane, and the chains are extruded through pore-like structures into the extracellular space. It serves a variety of functions, including space filling, lubrication of joints, and provision of a matrix through which cells can migrate. HA is actively produced during wound healing and tissue repair to provide a framework for ingrowth of blood vessels and fibroblasts. Changes in the serum concentration of HA are associated with inflammatory and degenerative arthropathies such as rheumatoid arthritis. In addition, the interaction of HA with the leukocyte receptor CD44 is important in tissue-specific homing by leukocytes, and overexpression of HA receptors has been correlated with tumor metastasis. HAS1 is a member of the newly identified vertebrate gene family encoding putative hyaluronan synthases, and its amino acid sequence shows significant homology to the hasA gene product of Streptococcus pyogenes, a glycosaminoglycan synthetase (DG42) from Xenopus laevis, and a recently described murine hyaluronan synthase.

Further reading

• Spicer AP, Nguyen TK (1999). "Mammalian hyaluronan synthases: investigation of functional relationships in vivo". Biochem. Soc. Trans. 27 (2): 109–15. PMID 10093717.
• Mian N (1987). "Analysis of cell-growth-phase-related variations in hyaluronate synthase activity of isolated plasma-membrane fractions of cultured human skin fibroblasts". Biochem. J. 237 (2): 333–42. PMID 3099751.
• Itano N, Kimata K (1996). "Molecular cloning of human hyaluronan synthase". Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 222 (3): 816–20. doi:10.1006/bbrc.1996.0827. PMID 8651928.
• Shyjan AM, Heldin P, Butcher EC; et al. (1996). "Functional cloning of the cDNA for a human hyaluronan synthase". J. Biol. Chem. 271 (38): 23395–9. PMID 8798544.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Spicer AP, Seldin MF, Olsen AS; et al. (1997). "Chromosomal localization of the human and mouse hyaluronan synthase genes". Genomics. 41 (3): 493–7. doi:10.1006/geno.1997.4696. PMID 9169154.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Simpson MA, Wilson CM, Furcht LT; et al. (2002). "Manipulation of hyaluronan synthase expression in prostate adenocarcinoma cells alters pericellular matrix retention and adhesion to bone marrow endothelial cells". J. Biol. Chem. 277 (12): 10050–7. doi:10.1074/jbc.M110069200. PMID 11790779.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Calabro A, Oken MM, Hascall VC, Masellis AM (2002). "Characterization of hyaluronan synthase expression and hyaluronan synthesis in bone marrow mesenchymal progenitor cells: predominant expression of HAS1 mRNA and up-regulated hyaluronan synthesis in bone marrow cells derived from multiple myeloma patients". Blood. 100 (7): 2578–85. doi:10.1182/blood-2002-01-0030. PMID 12239172.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Strausberg RL, Feingold EA, Grouse LH; et al. (2003). "Generation and initial analysis of more than 15,000 full-length human and mouse cDNA sequences". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 99 (26): 16899–903. doi:10.1073/pnas.242603899. PMID 12477932.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Adamia S, Crainie M, Kriangkum J; et al. (2003). "Abnormal expression of hyaluronan synthases in patients with Waldenstrom's macroglobulimenia". Semin. Oncol. 30 (2): 165–8. doi:10.1053/sonc.2003.50042. PMID 12720129.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Suzuki K, Yamamoto T, Usui T; et al. (2004). "Expression of hyaluronan synthase in intraocular proliferative diseases: regulation of expression in human vascular endothelial cells by transforming growth factor-beta". Jpn. J. Ophthalmol. 47 (6): 557–64. PMID 14636845.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Adamia S, Reiman T, Crainie M; et al. (2005). "Intronic splicing of hyaluronan synthase 1 (HAS1): a biologically relevant indicator of poor outcome in multiple myeloma". Blood. 105 (12): 4836–44. doi:10.1182/blood-2004-10-3825. PMID 15731173.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Yabushita H, Kishida T, Fusano K; et al. (2005). "Role of hyaluronan and hyaluronan synthase in endometrial cancer". Oncol. Rep. 13 (6): 1101–5. PMID 15870928.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Stuhlmeier KM, Pollaschek C (2006). "Adenovirus-mediated gene transfer of mutated IkappaB kinase and IkappaBalpha reveal NF-kappaB-dependent as well as NF-kappaB-independent pathways of HAS1 activation". J. Biol. Chem. 280 (52): 42766–73. doi:10.1074/jbc.M503374200. PMID 16258173.
• Grskovic B, Pollaschek C, Mueller MM, Stuhlmeier KM (2006). "Expression of hyaluronan synthase genes in umbilical cord blood stem/progenitor cells". Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 1760 (6): 890–5. doi:10.1016/j.bbagen.2006.02.002. PMID 16564133.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Kao JJ (2007). "The NF-kappaB inhibitor pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate blocks IL-1beta induced hyaluronan synthase 1 (HAS1) mRNA transcription, pointing at NF-kappaB dependence of the gene HAS1". Exp. Gerontol. 41 (6): 641–7. doi:10.1016/j.exger.2006.04.003. PMID 16723203.
• Campo GM, Avenoso A, Campo S; et al. (2007). "TNF-alpha, IFN-gamma, and IL-1beta modulate hyaluronan synthase expression in human skin fibroblasts: synergistic effect by concomital treatment with FeSO4 plus ascorbate". Mol. Cell. Biochem. 292 (1–2): 169–78. doi:10.1007/s11010-006-9230-7. PMID 16786194.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Ewing RM, Chu P, Elisma F; et al. (2007). "Large-scale mapping of human protein-protein interactions by mass spectrometry". Mol. Syst. Biol. 3: 89. doi:10.1038/msb4100134. PMID 17353931.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Meran S, Thomas D, Stephens P; et al. (2007). "Involvement of hyaluronan in regulation of fibroblast phenotype". J. Biol. Chem. 282 (35): 25687–97. doi:10.1074/jbc.M700773200. PMID 17611197.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Kyossev Z, Weigel PH (2007). "An enzyme capture assay for analysis of active hyaluronan synthases". Anal. Biochem. 371 (1): 62–70. doi:10.1016/j.ab.2007.08.025. PMID 17904513.