Gene Symbol | NAAA |
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Entrez Gene | 27163 |
Alt Symbol | ASAHL, PLT |
Species | Human |
Gene Type | protein-coding |
Description | N-acylethanolamine acid amidase |
Other Description | ASAH-like protein|N-acylethanolamine-hydrolyzing acid amidase|acid ceramidase-like protein |
Swissprots | Q96EY2 Q02083 Q5KTF2 Q9BRA8 |
Accessions | EAX05756 EAX05757 EAX05758 EAX05759 EAX05760 Q02083 AB161353 BAD88528 AK024677 AK301132 BAG62724 AK309271 AV723847 BC006388 AAH06388 BC011854 BM682921 BM763257 DR156596 M92449 AAA60119 W47597 XM_005262920 XP_005262977 XM_005262921 XP_005262978 XM_005262923 XP_005262980 XM_005262924 XP_005262981 XM_005262925 XP_005262982 XM_006714180 XP_006714243 XM_011531852 XP_011530154 XM_011531853 XP_011530155 XM_011531854 XP_011530156 NM_001042402 NP_001035861 NM_014435 NP_055250 |
Function | Degrades bioactive fatty acid amides to their corresponding acids, with the following preference: N- palmitoylethanolamine > N-myristoylethanolamine > N- lauroylethanolamine = N-stearoylethanolamine > N- arachidonoylethanolamine > N-oleoylethanolamine. Also exhibits weak hydrolytic activity against the ceramides N- lauroylsphingosine and N-palmitoylsphingosine. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15655246}. |
Subcellular Location | Lysosome {ECO:0000305|PubMed:10610717, ECO:0000305|PubMed:15655246}. |
Tissue Specificity | Expressed in numerous tissues, with highest levels in liver and kidney, followed by pancreas. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10610717}. |