Basic information

Full name
hexosaminidase subunit alpha
Ensembl
ENSG00000213614.10
Summary
This gene encodes a member of the glycosyl hydrolase 20 family of proteins. The encoded preproprotein is proteolytically processed to generate the alpha subunit of the lysosomal enzyme beta-hexosaminidase. This enzyme, together with the cofactor GM2 activator protein, catalyzes the degradation of the ganglioside GM2, and other molecules containing terminal N-acetyl hexosamines. Mutations in this gene lead to an accumulation of GM2 ganglioside in neurons, the underlying cause of neurodegenerative disorders termed the GM2 gangliosidoses, including Tay-Sachs disease (GM2-gangliosidosis type I). Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants, at least one of which encodes a preproprotein that is proteolytically processed. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2016]

Protein product

  • ENST00000268097.10 Primary ENSP00000268097.6 (0 phosphosite)
  • ENST00000566304.5
  • ENST00000567159.5
  • ENST00000567213.2
Phosphosites on the primary protein product
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Tumor and normal comparison

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Signed p-values
Data type
Meta P
BRCA
CCRCC
COAD
GBM
HNSCC
LSCC
LUAD
OV
PDAC
UCEC
RNA-1.3e-3--0.16--1.7e-6-7.4e-12-7.4e-4--0.71-
protein-0.086--1.2e-22-2.7e-7-1.5e-6-1.3e-69.7e-66.2e-52.1e-111.8e-3

* P-values are from Wilcoxon rank sum test and can be clicked to show the box plots. Positive values mean higher abundance in tumor. BRCA and GBM do not have normal samples.

mRNA expression at gene level
BRCACCRCCCOADGBMHNSCCLSCCLUADOVPDACUCEC9.51010.51111.51212.51313.514log2(RSEM+1)tumornormal
Protein expression
BRCACCRCCCOADGBMHNSCCLSCCLUADOVPDACUCEC24.52525.52626.52727.52828.529log2(MS1 intensity)tumornormal

* Mild outlier: filled circle; Extreme outlier: empty circle.

Phenotype and mutation association

Manhattan plot summarizing associations of phenotypes and mutations across all cohorts and omics data types

BRCACCRCCCOADGBMHNSCCLSCCLUADOVPDACUCEC024681012141618200-2-4-6-8-10-12-14-16-18-20Pan-cancer05101520253035404550550-5-10-15-20-25-30-35-40-45-50-55proteinRNASCNVclinicalpathwaycell typegenomicmutation-log10 of P-value

* Data points of significant associations above and below the dotted lines can be hovered to show the phenotype.

Associations of the protein abundance of HEXA with phenotypes and mutations

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Signed p-values
Phenotype
Meta P
BRCA
CCRCC
COAD
GBM
HNSCC
LSCC
LUAD
OV
PDAC
UCEC
xcell: Macrophage M23.9e-300.0113e-70.0052.2e-161.2e-45.1e-97.6e-30.0644.2e-30.76
HALLMARK_COAGULATION1.6e-179.0e-42.3e-60.122.2e-165.9e-45.7e-80.470.69-0.87-0.48
HALLMARK_ANDROGEN_RESPONSE2.4e-153.8e-40.0240.43.9e-56.3e-45.8e-80.0120.880.190.15
xcell: Macrophage2.2e-14-0.431.6e-70.0422.2e-161.5e-37.9e-7-0.410.360.014-0.23
ESTIMATE: StromalScore4e-120.0320.0965.1e-33.8e-97.9e-47.6e-7-0.090.831.7e-3-0.61
HALLMARK_BILE_ACID_METABOLISM3.4e-115.4e-40.098-0.660.0760.0177.6e-42.8e-60.04-0.424.6e-3
cibersort: Macrophage M24.3e-110.0425e-70.0852.5e-30.131.2e-30.510.50.050.32
xcell: microenvironment score3.9e-100.960.230.0242.2e-160.117.1e-7-0.7-0.321.2e-3-0.73
xcell: immune score1e-9-0.0961.2e-30.032.2e-160.132.4e-6-0.53-0.910.01-0.5
ESTIMATE: ESTIMATEScore6.7e-9-0.830.0546.8e-34e-110.0178.6e-8-0.084-0.980.008-0.18
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* P-values could be from test for Spearman correlation, Wilcoxon rank sum test, Jonckheere-Terpstra trend test or Cox regression depending on the data type. P-values for individual cohorts can be clicked to show the data plots. The matrix icons in each row can be clicked to show a heatmap summary of associations across all cohorts and omics. The rows in the table can be expanded to show results from other omics.

Cis-association

Associations between omics data of HEXA

BRCA0.450.150.33proteinmRNASCNVmethylationCCRCC0.450.030.10-0.140.24-0.14proteinmRNASCNVmethylationCOAD0.440.250.47proteinmRNASCNVmethylationGBM0.780.210.340.150.380.11proteinmRNASCNVmethylationHNSCC0.66-0.090.14-0.050.32-0.00proteinmRNASCNVmethylationLSCC0.73-0.070.14-0.090.31-0.05proteinmRNASCNVmethylationLUAD0.270.07-0.01-0.120.51-0.09proteinmRNASCNVmethylationOV0.410.270.55proteinmRNASCNVmethylationPDAC0.36-0.190.25-0.260.36-0.07proteinmRNASCNVmethylationUCEC0.55-0.200.04-0.100.18-0.06proteinmRNASCNVmethylation

* The numbers are Spearman correlation coefficients and can be clicked to show the scatter plots. The color and size of the circles correlate with the coefficients.

Trans-association

Associations of the protein abundance of HEXA and the protein abundance of other genes

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Signed p-values
Gene
Meta P
BRCA
CCRCC
COAD
GBM
HNSCC
LSCC
LUAD
OV
PDAC
UCEC
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* P-values are from test for Spearman correlation. P-values for individual cohorts can be clicked to show the data plots. The matrix icons in each row can be clicked to show a heatmap summary of associations across all cohorts and omics. The rows in the table can be expanded to show results from other omics.

Gene set enrichment analysis

Submit genes and the common logarithm of the p-values of their association with to WebGestalt.