Attenuated activities and structural alterations of arylsulfatase A in tissues from subjects with pseudo arylsulfatase A deficiency. 1986

H Kihara, and W E Meek, and A L Fluharty

It had been shown previously that arylsulfatase A activity was attenuated in pseudo arylsulfatase A deficiency fibroblasts and that subunits of the enzyme were smaller than subunits of the enzyme in normal fibroblasts. Attenuated enzyme activity has now been affirmed in other tissues. Subunits of the enzyme from these sources were also found to be smaller with apparent molecular size 59 and 56 kdaltons. Subunits of enzyme in corresponding control tissues were larger and there was heterogeneity in apparent molecular size as follows: fibroblasts, 63 and 59 kdaltons; liver, 63 and 59 kdaltons; kidney, 63 and 58 kdaltons; spleen, 63 and 58 kdaltons; placenta, 62 and 58 kdaltons; and urine, 61 and 57 kdaltons. Attenuated enzyme activity and structurally altered enzyme in pseudo arylsulfatase A deficiency appears to be systemic. However, the reason for reduced amounts of structurally altered enzyme with normal catalytic activity is unresolved.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008970 Molecular Weight The sum of the weight of all the atoms in a molecule. Molecular Weights,Weight, Molecular,Weights, Molecular
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D002553 Cerebroside-Sulfatase An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of cerebroside 3-sulfate (sulfatide) to yield a cerebroside and inorganic sulfate. A marked deficiency of arylsulfatase A, which is considered the heat-labile component of cerebroside sulfatase, has been demonstrated in all forms of metachromatic leukodystrophy (LEUKODYSTROPHY, METACHROMATIC). EC 3.1.6.8. Arylsulfatase A,Sulfatidate Sulfatase,Cerebroside Sulfatase,Sulfatase, Sulfatidate
D005260 Female Females
D005347 Fibroblasts Connective tissue cells which secrete an extracellular matrix rich in collagen and other macromolecules. Fibroblast
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014018 Tissue Distribution Accumulation of a drug or chemical substance in various organs (including those not relevant to its pharmacologic or therapeutic action). This distribution depends on the blood flow or perfusion rate of the organ, the ability of the drug to penetrate organ membranes, tissue specificity, protein binding. The distribution is usually expressed as tissue to plasma ratios. Distribution, Tissue,Distributions, Tissue,Tissue Distributions

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