Biology:ACY1

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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Aminoacylase-1 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ACY1 gene.[1][2][3]

Function

Aminoacylase-1 is a cytosolic, homodimeric, zinc-binding enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of acylated L-amino acids to L-amino acids and acyl group, and has been postulated to function in the catabolism and salvage of acylated amino acids. ACY1 has been assigned to chromosome 3p21.1, a region reduced to homozygosity in small-cell lung cancer (SCLC), and its expression has been reported to be reduced or undetectable in SCLC cell lines and tumors. The amino acid sequence of human aminoacylase-1 is highly homologous to the porcine counterpart, and ACY1 is the first member of a new family of zinc-binding enzymes.[3]

References

  1. "Human aminoacylase-1: cloning, regional assignment to distal chromosome 3p21.1, and identification of a cross-hybridizing sequence on chromosome 18". Genomics 8 (1): 149–154. Sep 1990. doi:10.1016/0888-7543(90)90237-O. PMID 1707030. 
  2. "Confirmation and further regional assignment of aminoacylase 1 (acy-1) on human chromosome 3 using a simplified detection method". Annals of Human Genetics 44 (Pt 1): 1–9. Jul 1980. doi:10.1111/j.1469-1809.1980.tb00940.x. PMID 6948533. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: ACY1 aminoacylase 1". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=95. 

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