GeneID: 36
Names
Common Name: | AHSP | Type: | Gene |
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Chromosome: | 16 (NC_000016.10) | Locus: | NT_010393.16 (AHSP) |
HUGO Symbol: | AHSP | Full Name: | alpha hemoglobin stabilizing protein |
Exons: | 3 | Introns: | 2 |
Description:
AHSP is an abundant erythroid-specific protein that forms a stable complex with free alpha-globin but not beta-globin or the heterotetrameric haemoglobin A (α2β2). Moreover, AHSP specifically protects free alpha-globin from precipitating in solution and live cells. AHSP knock‐out mice show ineffective erythropoiesis and pathological features similar to those of β‐thalassaemia and loss of AHSP exacerbates the haematological abnormalities in β‐thalassaemic mice. AHSP is highly expressed in erythroid precursors and its expression is most abundant during late‐stage erythroid maturation. AHSP gene dosage would modulate pathologic states of alpha-globin excess such as beta-thalassaemia. The expression of AHSP gene has been observed to be controlled by a number of transcription factors including GATA-1, Oct-1, EKLF, STAT3 and NFE2.
Synonyms: EDRF, ERAF
Comments:
N/A
Number of entries/variants: 6
Publications / Origin
- Kihm AJ, Kong Y, Hong W, Russell JE, Rouda S, Adachi K, Simon MC, Blobel GA, Weiss MJ, An abundant erythroid protein that stabilizes free alpha-haemoglobin., Nature , 417(6890), 758-63, 2002
- Kong Y, Zhou S, Kihm AJ, Katein AM, Yu X, Gell DA, Mackay JP, Adachi K, Foster-Brown L, Louden CS, Gow AJ, Weiss MJ, Loss of alpha-hemoglobin-stabilizing protein impairs erythropoiesis and exacerbates beta-thalassemia., J. Clin. Invest., 114(10), 1457-66, 2004
- Feng L, Zhou S, Gu L, Gell DA, Mackay JP, Weiss MJ, Gow AJ, Shi Y, Structure of oxidized alpha-haemoglobin bound to AHSP reveals a protective mechanism for haem., Nature , 435(7042), 697-701, 2005
- Che Yaacob NS, Islam MA, Alsaleh H, Ibrahim IK, Hassan R, Alpha-hemoglobin-stabilizing protein (AHSP): a modulatory factor in β-thalassemia., Int. J. Hematol., 111(3), 352-359, 2020
A/A | Date | Curator(s) | Comments |
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1 | 2014-04-01 14:19:10 | The IthaGenes Curation Team | Created |
2 | 2014-04-08 18:24:40 | The IthaGenes Curation Team | Reviewed. |
3 | 2014-04-08 18:25:59 | The IthaGenes Curation Team | Reviewed. |
4 | 2014-04-08 18:26:53 | The IthaGenes Curation Team | Reviewed. |
5 | 2014-04-08 18:27:12 | The IthaGenes Curation Team | Reviewed. |
6 | 2014-04-08 18:27:38 | The IthaGenes Curation Team | Reviewed. |
7 | 2014-04-08 19:04:45 | The IthaGenes Curation Team | Reviewed. |
8 | 2014-04-09 09:40:00 | The IthaGenes Curation Team | Reviewed. |
9 | 2014-04-09 09:40:38 | The IthaGenes Curation Team | Reviewed. |
10 | 2014-04-09 09:45:14 | The IthaGenes Curation Team | Reviewed. |
11 | 2016-04-28 13:42:55 | The IthaGenes Curation Team | Reviewed. |
12 | 2020-06-29 13:57:59 | The IthaGenes Curation Team | Reviewed. Reference added. |