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ARSI
arylsulfatase family member I
Chromosome 5 · 5q32
NCBI Gene: 340075Ensembl: ENSG00000183876.9HGNC: HGNC:32521UniProt: Q5FYB1
12PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
protein bindingsulfuric ester hydrolase activityendoplasmic reticulum lumenarylsulfatase activityautosomal recessive spastic paraplegia type 66hair anomalytype 1 diabetes mellitusSpastic paraplegia
✦AI Summary

ARSI (arylsulfatase family member I) is a member of the arylsulfatase protein family that displays sulfuric ester hydrolase activity. The protein localizes to the endoplasmic reticulum lumen and demonstrates arylsulfatase activity at neutral pH when co-expressed with SUMF1, with enzymatic activity detected in secretion medium of retinal cell lines 1. However, conflicting data indicate that ARSI may lack arylsulfatase activity under certain conditions 2. The gene is capable of protein binding and possesses sulfuric ester hydrolase activity as annotated in gene ontology databases. Clinically, ARSI should not be confused with androgen receptor signaling inhibitors (also abbreviated as ARSI), which are important therapeutic agents in prostate cancer treatment. These androgen receptor signaling inhibitors, including abiraterone and enzalutamide, have substantially advanced metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) treatment but are associated with increased cardiovascular toxicity including hypertension, acute coronary syndrome, and cardiac dysrhythmias 3. Genomic alterations identified in mCRPC patients receiving these therapies, such as RB1 mutations, significantly predict poor treatment outcomes 4. Homologous recombination repair gene alterations, particularly BRCA1/2 mutations, also correlate with worse survival outcomes in ARSI-treated mCRPC patients 5. The arylsulfatase protein's specific biological role in disease pathogenesis remains incompletely characterized.

Sources cited
1
ARSI displays arylsulfatase activity at neutral pH when co-expressed with SUMF1, with activity measured in secretion medium of retinal cells
PMID: 19262745
2
ARSI lacks arylsulfatase activity under certain measurement conditions
PMID: 16500042
3
Androgen receptor signaling inhibitors are associated with increased cardiovascular events including hypertension, acute coronary syndrome, and cardiac dysrhythmias in prostate cancer patients
PMID: 38842801
4
RB1 genomic alterations are significantly associated with poor survival in mCRPC patients treated with androgen receptor signaling inhibitors
PMID: 31061129
5
BRCA1/2 mutations in mCRPC patients are associated with worse outcomes when treated with first-line androgen receptor signaling inhibitors or taxanes
PMID: 38417742
Disease Associationsⓘ20
autosomal recessive spastic paraplegia type 66Open Targets
0.37Weak
hair anomalyOpen Targets
0.33Weak
type 1 diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.31Weak
Spastic paraplegiaOpen Targets
0.19Weak
hereditary spastic paraplegiaOpen Targets
0.15Weak
papillary thyroid carcinomaOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
metastatic melanomaOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
peripheral vascular diseaseOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
adult T-cell leukemia/lymphomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
retinitis pigmentosa 1Open Targets
0.01Suggestive
head and neck squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
eye diseaseOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
Parkinson diseaseOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
prostate cancerOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
interstitial lung diseaseOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
infectionOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 4Open Targets
0.01Suggestive
polyarteritis nodosaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
ARSKProtein interaction76%SUMF1Protein interaction76%ARSHProtein interaction73%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Lung
65%
Heart
31%
Brain
14%
Liver
11%
Ovary
9%
Gene Interaction Network
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ARSIARSKSUMF1ARSH
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q5FYB1
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.40LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.96 [0.67–1.40]
RankingsWhere ARSI stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #16,390of 20,598
    Most Researched12
  • #14,530of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.40
Genes detectedARSI
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Genomic correlates of clinical outcome in advanced prostate cancer.
PMID: 31061129
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A · 2019
1.00
2
Cardiovascular Events and Androgen Receptor Signaling Inhibitors in Advanced Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
PMID: 38842801
JAMA Oncol · 2024
0.90
3
Treatment patterns and outcomes in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer patients with and without somatic or germline alterations in homologous recombination repair genes.
PMID: 38417742
Ann Oncol · 2024
0.80
4
SLC4A4 is a novel driver of enzalutamide resistance in prostate cancer.
PMID: 38880227
Cancer Lett · 2024
0.70
5
Circulating tumor extracellular vesicles to monitor metastatic prostate cancer genomics and transcriptomic evolution.
PMID: 38981440
Cancer Cell · 2024
0.60