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AGA
aspartylglucosaminidase
Chromosome 4 Β· 4q34.3
NCBI Gene: 175Ensembl: ENSG00000038002.10HGNC: HGNC:318UniProt: P20933
71PubMed Papers
21Diseases
0Drugs
118Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Protease
RESEARCH IMPACT
Variant-Rich
CLINICAL
OMIM Disease Gene
DATA QUALITY
βœ“ Experimental GO Evidenceβœ“ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
N4-(beta-N-acetylglucosaminyl)-L-asparaginase activityprotein bindingprotein deglycosylationlysosomeaspartylglucosaminuriagenetic disorderIntellectual disabilitytype 2 diabetes mellitus
✦AI Summary

AGA (aspartylglucosaminidase) is a lysosomal hydrolase that cleaves the GlcNAc-Asn bond linking oligosaccharides to asparagine-linked glycoproteins, enabling protein deglycosylation 1. The enzyme catalyzes the degradation of glycoasparagines and related glycoconjugates within lysosomes, with activity detected in multiple cellular compartments including lysosomes, the endoplasmic reticulum, and extracellular spaces 1. Deficiency of AGA enzyme activity causes aspartylglucosaminuria (AGU), a recessively inherited lysosomal storage disease characterized by accumulation of undegraded glycoasparagines in tissues and body fluids 1. AGU is the most common disorder of glycoprotein degradation with high prevalence in Finnish populations, where a C163S mutation accounts for 98% of cases 1. The disease manifests as progressive intellectual and physical disability, macrocephalia, growth abnormalities, and typically leads to death before age 50 1. Clinically, enzyme replacement therapy with recombinant AGA has shown promise in animal models, reducing aspartylglucosamine accumulation in brain tissue by up to 40% 1. However, enzyme replacement trials in human AGU patients have not been reported, and alternative approaches such as allogeneic stem cell transplantation have proven ineffective 1. AGA-deficient mice share clinical, histopathologic, and biochemical characteristics with human AGU, providing valuable disease models for therapeutic development.

Sources cited
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AGA enzyme cleaves GlcNAc-Asn bonds in glycoproteins; deficiency causes aspartylglucosaminuria with accumulation of undegraded glycoasparagines; C163S mutation common in Finnish populations; enzyme replacement therapy shows promise in animal models
PMID: 27906067
⚠Limited data available β€” This gene has 1 indexed publication. Summary and analysis may be incomplete.
Disease Associationsβ“˜21
aspartylglucosaminuriaOpen Targets
0.84Strong
genetic disorderOpen Targets
0.49Moderate
Intellectual disabilityOpen Targets
0.44Moderate
type 2 diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.20Weak
cervical carcinomaOpen Targets
0.19Weak
breast benign neoplasmOpen Targets
0.19Weak
liver diseaseOpen Targets
0.19Weak
urethral syndromeOpen Targets
0.19Weak
eye diseaseOpen Targets
0.19Weak
gestational diabetesOpen Targets
0.17Weak
preeclampsiaOpen Targets
0.17Weak
congenital anomaly of cardiovascular systemOpen Targets
0.17Weak
hemangioma of subcutaneous tissueOpen Targets
0.17Weak
HematemesisOpen Targets
0.17Weak
pneumoconiosisOpen Targets
0.17Weak
secondary malignant neoplasmOpen Targets
0.17Weak
Neurodevelopmental disorderOpen Targets
0.12Weak
autismOpen Targets
0.11Weak
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
AspartylglucosaminuriaUniProt
Pathogenic Variants118
NM_000027.4(AGA):c.302C>T (p.Ala101Val)Pathogenic
Aspartylglucosaminuria|not provided|Autism
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026β†’ Residue 101
NM_000027.4(AGA):c.101_107del (p.Trp34fs)Pathogenic
Aspartylglucosaminuria|not provided
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026β†’ Residue 34
NM_000027.4(AGA):c.503G>A (p.Trp168Ter)Pathogenic
Aspartylglucosaminuria|Inborn genetic diseases
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026β†’ Residue 168
NM_000027.4(AGA):c.319C>T (p.Arg107Ter)Pathogenic
not provided|Aspartylglucosaminuria
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 107
NM_000027.4(AGA):c.214T>C (p.Ser72Pro)Pathogenic
Aspartylglucosaminuria
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 72
NM_000027.4(AGA):c.940+1G>TPathogenic
Aspartylglucosaminuria
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025
NM_000027.4(AGA):c.698+1G>TPathogenic
Aspartylglucosaminuria
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025
NM_000027.4(AGA):c.800dup (p.Pro268fs)Pathogenic
Aspartylglucosaminuria|not provided|Inborn genetic diseases
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 268
NM_000027.4(AGA):c.508-2A>GLikely pathogenic
not provided|Aspartylglucosaminuria
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025
NM_000027.4(AGA):c.755G>A (p.Gly252Glu)Pathogenic
Aspartylglucosaminuria|not provided
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 252
NM_000027.4(AGA):c.395-8A>GPathogenic
Aspartylglucosaminuria
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025
NM_000027.4(AGA):c.187dup (p.Met63fs)Pathogenic
Aspartylglucosaminuria
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 63
NM_000027.4(AGA):c.373_376del (p.Thr125fs)Pathogenic
Aspartylglucosaminuria
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 125
NM_000027.4(AGA):c.346C>T (p.Arg116Trp)Pathogenic
Aspartylglucosaminuria|not provided
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 116
NM_000027.4(AGA):c.131G>A (p.Trp44Ter)Likely pathogenic
Aspartylglucosaminuria
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 44
NM_000027.4(AGA):c.200_201del (p.Glu67fs)Pathogenic
Aspartylglucosaminuria|not provided
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 67
NM_000027.4(AGA):c.127+1G>TLikely pathogenic
Aspartylglucosaminuria
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025
NM_000027.4(AGA):c.281+1G>TLikely pathogenic
Aspartylglucosaminuria
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025
NM_000027.4(AGA):c.864del (p.Lys288_Val289insTer)Pathogenic
Aspartylglucosaminuria
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 288
NM_000027.4(AGA):c.677G>A (p.Gly226Asp)Pathogenic
Aspartylglucosaminuria|not provided
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2024β†’ Residue 226
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Related Genes
GGCTProtein interaction97%GLSProtein interaction88%GGTLC3Protein interaction80%GLYATProtein interaction75%GGT1Protein interaction75%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Liver
57%
Brain
53%
Ovary
44%
Heart
42%
Lung
40%
Gene Interaction Network
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AGAGGCTGLSGGTLC3GLYATGGT1
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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Constraintβ“˜
LOEUFβ“˜
0.94LoF Tolerant
pLIβ“˜
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.65 [0.46–0.94]
RankingsWhere AGA stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #6,606of 20,598
    Most Researched71
  • #659of 5,498
    Most Pathogenic Variants118 Β· top quartile
  • #8,720of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.94
Genes detectedAGA
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response timeβ€”
πŸ“„ Sources
10β–Ό
1
Integrated single-cell chromatin and transcriptomic analyses of human scalp identify gene-regulatory programs and critical cell types for hair and skin diseases.
PMID: 37500727
Nat Genet Β· 2023
1.00
2
Topical ketoconazole for the treatment of androgenetic alopecia: A systematic review.
PMID: 31858672
Dermatol Ther Β· 2020
0.90
3
Melatonin and the Human Hair Follicle.
PMID: 36877877
J Drugs Dermatol Β· 2023
0.80
4
Androgenetic alopecia.
PMID: 41068174
Nat Rev Dis Primers Β· 2025
0.70
5
The AR/miR-221/IGF-1 pathway mediates the pathogenesis of androgenetic alopecia.
PMID: 37496996
Int J Biol Sci Β· 2023
0.60