Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 80146
Gene name UDP-glucuronate decarboxylase 1
Gene symbol UXS1
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
SDR6E1UGDhUXShUXS1
Chromosome 2
Chromosome location 2q12.2
Summary This gene encodes an enzyme found in the perinuclear Golgi which catalyzes the synthesis of UDP-xylose used in glycosaminoglycan (GAG) synthesis on proteoglycans. The GAG chains are covalently attached to proteoglycans which participate in signaling pathw
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT019956 hsa-miR-375 Microarray 20215506
MIRT439318 hsa-miR-106b-5p HITS-CLIP 22473208
MIRT439319 hsa-miR-20a-5p HITS-CLIP 22473208
MIRT439318 hsa-miR-106b-5p HITS-CLIP 22473208
MIRT726154 hsa-miR-17-5p HITS-CLIP 22473208
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:0000139 Component Golgi membrane IEA
GO:0000139 Component Golgi membrane TAS
GO:0005737 Component Cytoplasm IBA
GO:0005794 Component Golgi apparatus IEA
GO:0016020 Component Membrane IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
609749 17729 ENSG00000115652
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q8NBZ7
Protein name UDP-glucuronic acid decarboxylase 1 (EC 4.1.1.35) (UDP-glucuronate decarboxylase 1) (UGD) (UXS-1) (hUXS) (hUXS1)
Protein function Catalyzes the NAD-dependent decarboxylation of UDP-glucuronic acid to UDP-xylose (PubMed:22810237, PubMed:23656592, PubMed:25521717). Necessary for the biosynthesis of the core tetrasaccharide in glycosaminoglycan biosynthesis (PubMed:22810237,
PDB 2B69 , 4GLL , 4LK3 , 4M55
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF11803 UXS1_N 4 78 UDP-glucuronate decarboxylase N-terminal Family
PF16363 GDP_Man_Dehyd 92 387 GDP-mannose 4,6 dehydratase Domain
Sequence
Sequence length 420
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG 
  Amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolism
Metabolic pathways
Biosynthesis of nucleotide sugars