ID HEXB_FELCA Reviewed; 531 AA. AC P49614; DT 01-FEB-1996, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot. DT 10-MAY-2005, sequence version 2. DT 27-MAR-2024, entry version 127. DE RecName: Full=Beta-hexosaminidase subunit beta {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P07686}; DE EC=3.2.1.52 {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P07686}; DE AltName: Full=Beta-N-acetylhexosaminidase subunit beta; DE Short=Hexosaminidase subunit B; DE AltName: Full=N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase subunit beta; DE Flags: Precursor; GN Name=HEXB {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P07686}; OS Felis catus (Cat) (Felis silvestris catus). OC Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; OC Eutheria; Laurasiatheria; Carnivora; Feliformia; Felidae; Felinae; Felis. OX NCBI_TaxID=9685; RN [1] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA], AND DISEASE. RC STRAIN=Korat; TISSUE=Liver; RX PubMed=8178934; RA Muldoon L.L., Neuwelt E.A., Pagel M.A., Weiss D.L.; RT "Characterization of the molecular defect in a feline model for type II RT GM2-gangliosidosis (Sandhoff disease)."; RL Am. J. Pathol. 144:1109-1118(1994). CC -!- FUNCTION: Hydrolyzes the non-reducing end N-acetyl-D-hexosamine and/or CC sulfated N-acetyl-D-hexosamine of glycoconjugates, such as the CC oligosaccharide moieties from proteins and neutral glycolipids, or from CC certain mucopolysaccharides. The isozyme B does not hydrolyze each of CC these substrates, however hydrolyzes efficiently neutral CC oligosaccharide. Only the isozyme A is responsible for the degradation CC of GM2 gangliosides in the presence of GM2A (By similarity). During CC fertilization is responsible, at least in part, for the zona block to CC polyspermy. Present in the cortical granules of non-activated oocytes, CC is exocytosed during the cortical reaction in response to oocyte CC activation and inactivates the sperm galactosyltransferase-binding CC site, accounting for the block in sperm binding to the zona pellucida CC (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P07686, CC ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P20060}. CC -!- CATALYTIC ACTIVITY: CC Reaction=Hydrolysis of terminal non-reducing N-acetyl-D-hexosamine CC residues in N-acetyl-beta-D-hexosaminides.; EC=3.2.1.52; CC Evidence={ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P07686}; CC -!- CATALYTIC ACTIVITY: CC Reaction=H2O + N-acetyl-beta-D-galactosaminyl-(1->4)-beta-D-3- CC sulfogalactosyl-(1->4)-beta-D-glucosyl-(1<->1')-ceramide = a beta-D- CC 3-sulfogalactosyl-(1->4)-beta-D-glucosyl-(1<->1')-ceramide + N- CC acetyl-beta-D-galactosamine; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:48276, ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, CC ChEBI:CHEBI:28497, ChEBI:CHEBI:90163, ChEBI:CHEBI:90164; CC Evidence={ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P07686}; CC PhysiologicalDirection=left-to-right; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:48277; CC Evidence={ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P07686}; CC -!- CATALYTIC ACTIVITY: CC Reaction=a ganglioside GM2 (d18:1(4E)) + H2O = a ganglioside GM3 CC (d18:1(4E)) + N-acetyl-beta-D-galactosamine; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:47940, CC ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:28497, ChEBI:CHEBI:60065, CC ChEBI:CHEBI:71502; Evidence={ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P07686}; CC PhysiologicalDirection=left-to-right; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:47941; CC Evidence={ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P07686}; CC -!- CATALYTIC ACTIVITY: CC Reaction=a ganglioside GM2 + H2O = a ganglioside GM3 + N-acetyl-beta-D- CC galactosamine; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:47968, ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, CC ChEBI:CHEBI:28497, ChEBI:CHEBI:79210, ChEBI:CHEBI:79218; CC Evidence={ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P07686}; CC PhysiologicalDirection=left-to-right; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:47969; CC Evidence={ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P07686}; CC -!- CATALYTIC ACTIVITY: CC Reaction=beta-D-GalNAc-(1->4)-alpha-L-IdoA-(1->3)-beta-D-GalNAc-4- CC sulfate-(1->4)-alpha-L-IdoA-(1->3)-D-GalNAc-4-sulfate + H2O = alpha- CC L-IdoA-(1->3)-beta-D-GalNAc-4-sulfate-(1->4)-alpha-L-IdoA-(1->3)-D- CC GalNAc-4-sulfate + N-acetyl-D-galactosamine; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:64372, CC ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:28037, ChEBI:CHEBI:152565, CC ChEBI:CHEBI:152566; Evidence={ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P07686}; CC PhysiologicalDirection=left-to-right; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:64373; CC Evidence={ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P07686}; CC -!- CATALYTIC ACTIVITY: CC Reaction=H2O + N-acetyl-beta-D-6-sulfogalactosaminyl-(1->4)-alpha-L- CC iduronyl-(1->3)-N-acetyl-D-6-sulfogalactosamine = alpha-L-iduronyl- CC (1->3)-N-acetyl-D-6-sulfogalactosamine + N-acetyl-D-6- CC sulfogalactosamine; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:64384, ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, CC ChEBI:CHEBI:152567, ChEBI:CHEBI:152568, ChEBI:CHEBI:153064; CC Evidence={ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P07686}; CC PhysiologicalDirection=left-to-right; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:64385; CC Evidence={ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P07686}; CC -!- ACTIVITY REGULATION: Addition of GM2A stimulates the hydrolysis of CC sulfated glycosphingolipid SM2 and the ganglioside GM2. CC {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P07686}. CC -!- SUBUNIT: There are 3 forms of beta-hexosaminidase: hexosaminidase A is CC an heterodimer composed of one subunit alpha and one subunit beta CC (chain A and B); hexosaminidase B is an homodimer of two beta subunits CC (two chains A and B); hexosaminidase S is a homodimer of two alpha CC subunits (By similarity). The composition of the dimer (isozyme A CC versus isozyme S) has a significant effect on the substrate specificity CC of the alpha subunit active site (By similarity). CC {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P06865, ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P07686}. CC -!- SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Lysosome {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P07686}. CC Cytoplasmic vesicle, secretory vesicle, Cortical granule CC {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P20060}. CC -!- DISEASE: Note=Defects in HEXB are responsible for Sandhoff disease CC (GM2-gangliosidosis type-II). This disorder is found in Korat cats CC (initially imported from Thailand). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8178934}. CC -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the glycosyl hydrolase 20 family. {ECO:0000305}. CC -!- SEQUENCE CAUTION: CC Sequence=AAB30707.2; Type=Frameshift; Evidence={ECO:0000305}; CC --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC Copyrighted by the UniProt Consortium, see https://www.uniprot.org/terms CC Distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License CC --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR EMBL; S70340; AAB30707.2; ALT_FRAME; mRNA. DR RefSeq; NP_001009333.2; NM_001009333.2. DR AlphaFoldDB; P49614; -. DR SMR; P49614; -. DR STRING; 9685.ENSFCAP00000016100; -. DR CAZy; GH20; Glycoside Hydrolase Family 20. DR GlyCosmos; P49614; 4 sites, No reported glycans. DR PaxDb; 9685-ENSFCAP00000016100; -. DR GeneID; 493928; -. DR KEGG; fca:493928; -. DR eggNOG; KOG2499; Eukaryota. DR HOGENOM; CLU_007082_0_0_1; -. DR InParanoid; P49614; -. DR OrthoDB; 178991at2759; -. DR BRENDA; 3.2.1.52; 2235. DR Proteomes; UP000011712; Unplaced. DR GO; GO:0060473; C:cortical granule; ISS:UniProtKB. DR GO; GO:0005764; C:lysosome; IBA:GO_Central. DR GO; GO:0016020; C:membrane; IBA:GO_Central. DR GO; GO:0004563; F:beta-N-acetylhexosaminidase activity; ISS:UniProtKB. DR GO; GO:0102148; F:N-acetyl-beta-D-galactosaminidase activity; IEA:UniProtKB-EC. DR GO; GO:0005975; P:carbohydrate metabolic process; IEA:InterPro. DR GO; GO:0006689; P:ganglioside catabolic process; ISS:UniProtKB. DR GO; GO:0030203; P:glycosaminoglycan metabolic process; IBA:GO_Central. DR GO; GO:0007338; P:single fertilization; ISS:UniProtKB. DR CDD; cd06562; GH20_HexA_HexB-like; 1. DR Gene3D; 3.30.379.10; Chitobiase/beta-hexosaminidase domain 2-like; 1. DR Gene3D; 3.20.20.80; Glycosidases; 1. DR InterPro; IPR025705; Beta_hexosaminidase_sua/sub. DR InterPro; IPR015883; Glyco_hydro_20_cat. DR InterPro; IPR017853; Glycoside_hydrolase_SF. DR InterPro; IPR029018; Hex-like_dom2. DR InterPro; IPR029019; HEX_eukaryotic_N. DR PANTHER; PTHR22600; BETA-HEXOSAMINIDASE; 1. DR PANTHER; PTHR22600:SF38; BETA-HEXOSAMINIDASE SUBUNIT BETA; 1. DR Pfam; PF00728; Glyco_hydro_20; 1. DR Pfam; PF14845; Glycohydro_20b2; 1. DR PIRSF; PIRSF001093; B-hxosamndse_ab_euk; 1. DR PRINTS; PR00738; GLHYDRLASE20. DR SUPFAM; SSF51445; (Trans)glycosidases; 1. DR SUPFAM; SSF55545; beta-N-acetylhexosaminidase-like domain; 1. PE 2: Evidence at transcript level; KW Cytoplasmic vesicle; Disulfide bond; Glycoprotein; Glycosidase; Hydrolase; KW Lipid metabolism; Lysosome; Reference proteome; Signal. FT SIGNAL 1..24 FT /evidence="ECO:0000255" FT CHAIN 25..531 FT /note="Beta-hexosaminidase subunit beta" FT /id="PRO_0000012001" FT ACT_SITE 329 FT /note="Proton donor" FT /evidence="ECO:0000250" FT CARBOHYD 50 FT /note="N-linked (GlcNAc...) asparagine" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255" FT CARBOHYD 116 FT /note="N-linked (GlcNAc...) asparagine" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255" FT CARBOHYD 164 FT /note="N-linked (GlcNAc...) asparagine" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255" FT CARBOHYD 301 FT /note="N-linked (GlcNAc...) asparagine" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255" FT DISULFID 65..111 FT /evidence="ECO:0000250" FT DISULFID 283..334 FT /evidence="ECO:0000250" FT DISULFID 508..525 FT /evidence="ECO:0000250" SQ SEQUENCE 531 AA; 60427 MW; AC6E0C8C6509509B CRC64; MRHRGLGLAA LLALLAAVAP RSSAAAGAAL WPMPLSVKTS PRLLHLSRDN FSIGYGPSST AGPTCSLLQE AFRRYHEYIF GFDKRQRRPA KPNSAIELQQ LLVTVVLDSE CDLFPNITSD ESYTLLVKEP VAFLKANRVW GVLRGLETFS QLIYQDSYGT FTVNESDIID SPRFPHRGIL IDTARHFLPV KSILKTLDAM AFNKFNVLHW HIVDDQSFPY QSVTFPELSN KGSYSLSHVY TPNDVHTVIE YARLRGIRVI PEFDSPGHTQ SWGKGQKDLL TPCYNEHKQS GTFGPINPIL NSTYNFLSQF FKEVSMVFPD HFVHLGGDEV EFQCWESNPE IQGFMKQKGF GKDFRRLESF YLQKLLGIVS TVKKGSIVWQ EVFDDHVKLL PGTIVQVWKN QVYTEELREV TAAGFPVILS APWYLDWISY GQDWRNYYKV DPLHFDGSQE QKKLVIGGEA CLWGEFVDAT NLTPRLWPRA SAVGERLWSP EDITSVGNAY NRLTVHRCRM VRRGISAEPL FTGYCDYEYK T //