Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 10157
Gene name Aminoadipate-semialdehyde synthase
Gene symbol AASS
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
LKR/SDHLKRSDHLORSDH
Chromosome 7
Chromosome location 7q31.32
Summary This gene encodes a bifunctional enzyme that catalyzes the first two steps in the mammalian lysine degradation pathway. The N-terminal and the C-terminal portions of this enzyme contain lysine-ketoglutarate reductase and saccharopine dehydrogenase activit
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs387906333 CTTGTTTAC>- Pathogenic Non coding transcript variant, coding sequence variant, inframe indel, stop gained
rs587777121 CTTAC>AA Pathogenic Intron variant, splice donor variant
rs587777122 T>C Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, non coding transcript variant, missense variant
rs587777123 TG>- Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, frameshift variant, non coding transcript variant
rs587777124 G>C Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, stop gained, non coding transcript variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT527611 hsa-miR-591 PAR-CLIP 22012620
MIRT527610 hsa-miR-653-5p PAR-CLIP 22012620
MIRT527611 hsa-miR-591 PAR-CLIP 22012620
MIRT527610 hsa-miR-653-5p PAR-CLIP 22012620
MIRT757550 hsa-miR-1262 CLIP-seq
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0000122 Process Negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II ISS
GO:0003714 Function Transcription corepressor activity ISS
GO:0003824 Function Catalytic activity IEA
GO:0004753 Function Saccharopine dehydrogenase activity IBA
GO:0004754 Function Saccharopine dehydrogenase (NAD+, L-lysine-forming) activity ISS
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
605113 17366 ENSG00000008311
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q9UDR5
Protein name Alpha-aminoadipic semialdehyde synthase, mitochondrial (LKR/SDH) [Includes: Lysine ketoglutarate reductase (LKR) (LOR) (EC 1.5.1.8); Saccharopine dehydrogenase (SDH) (EC 1.5.1.9)]
Protein function Bifunctional enzyme that catalyzes the first two steps in lysine degradation.
PDB 5L76 , 5L78 , 5O1N , 5O1O , 5O1P , 8DDA , 8E8T , 8E8U , 8E8V
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF05222 AlaDh_PNT_N 27 157 Alanine dehydrogenase/PNT, N-terminal domain Domain
PF03435 Sacchrp_dh_NADP 483 598 Saccharopine dehydrogenase NADP binding domain Family
PF16653 Sacchrp_dh_C 602 916 Saccharopine dehydrogenase C-terminal domain Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in all 16 tissues examined with highest expression in the liver.
Sequence
MLQVHRTGLGRLGVSLSKGLHHKAVLAVRREDVNAWERRAPLAPKHIKGITNLGYKVLIQ
PSNRRAIHDKDYVKAGGILQEDISEACLILGVKRPPEEKLMSRKTYAFFSHTIKAQEANM
GLLDEILKQEIRLIDYEKMVDHRGVRVVAFGQWAGVA
GMINILHGMGLRLLALGHHTPFM
HIGMAHNYRNSSQAVQAVRDAGYEISLGLMPKSIGPLTFVFTGTGNVSKGAQAIFNELPC
EYVEPHELKEVSQTGDLRKVYGTVLSRHHHLVRKTDAVYDPAEYDKHPERYISRFNTDIA
PYTTCLINGIYWEQNTPRLLTRQDAQSLLAPGKFSPAGVEGCPALPHKLVAICDISADTG
GSIEFMTECTTIEHPFCMYDADQHIIHDSVEGSGILMCSIDNLPAQLPIEATECFGDMLY
PYVEEMILSDATQPLESQNFSPVVRDAVITSNGTLPDKYKYIQTLRESRERAQSLSMGTR
RKVLVLGSGYISEPVLEYLSRDGNIEITVGSDMKNQIEQLGKKYNINPVSMDICKQEEKL
GFLVAKQDLVISLLPYVLHPLVAKACITNKVNMVTASYITPALKELEKSVEDAGITII
GE
LGLDPGLDHMLAMETIDKAKEVGATIESYISYCGGLPAPEHSNNPLRYKFSWSPVGVLMN
VMQSATYLLDGKVVNVAGGISFLDAVTSMDFFPGLNLEGYPNRDSTKYAEIYGISSAHTL
LRGTLRYKGYMKALNGFVKLGLINREALPAFRPEANPLTWKQLLCDLVGISPSSEHDVLK
EAVLKKLGGDNTQLEAAEWLGLLGDEQVPQAESILDALSKHLVMKLSYGPEEKDMIVMRD
SFGIRHPSGHLEHKTIDLVAYGDINGFSAMAKTVGLPTAMAAKMLLDGEIGAKGLMGPFS
KEIYGPILERIKAEGI
IYTTQSTIKP
Sequence length 926
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Lysine degradation
Metabolic pathways
  Lysine catabolism
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession Evidence Score
Hyperlysinemia Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs745643453, rs761154340, rs779793755, rs587777121, rs587777122, rs587777123, rs587777124, rs587777125, rs587777126, rs2150511876, rs1473312640, rs387906333, rs1795110728, rs2485979609 RCV001332668
RCV001353061
RCV001353060
RCV000087042
RCV000087043
View all (9 more)
★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
AASS-related disorder Likely benign; Uncertain significance ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
COLOR VISION DISORDER GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
EBV-positive nodal T- and NK-cell lymphoma Likely benign ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Familial cancer of breast Benign ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Alpha-Aminoadipic Semialdehyde Deficiency Disease Alpha-Aminoadipic Semialdehyde Deficiency Disease CTD_human_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Anemia Anemia HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Citrullinemia Citrullinemia HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes mellitus Pubtator 36790478 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Dwarfism Dwarfism HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Ectopia Lentis Ectopia Lentis HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Histidinuria renal tubular defect Histidine transport defect HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Hyperlysinemia Hyperlysinemia Orphanet
★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Hyperlysinemia, Periodic Periodic Hyperlysinemia CTD_human_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Hyperlysinemia, type I Hyperlysinemia GENOMICS_ENGLAND_DG 10775527, 27604308
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations