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Glucocerebrosidase (GBA)

1 reactions · 1 pathways

Clinical / pharmacological. Gaucher disease; GBA variants also raise Parkinson disease risk

What it does, reaction by reaction

1 reactions

Sphingolipid Degradation (Lysosomal) Lipid Metabolism · Lysosome

step 4 Irreversible/directional

Glucosylceramide -> ceramide + glucose

Converts Glucosylceramide into Ceramide Glucose

Notes

Deficiency causes Gaucher disease, the commonest lysosomal storage disorder (Gaucher cells, bone crises, pancytopenia).

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What accelerates and inhibits it

Regulation is pathway-specific, so each context is listed separately

0 entries

No regulation recorded for this enzyme in the source documents.

Recent literature

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    DNA methylation-estimated phenotypes, telomere length, aging and risk of intracranial aneurysms: Evidence from genetic studies.

    Zhang X, Maimaiti A, Xie M, Turhon M, Yalikun N, Liang W. · 2026-05-30

    open access unreviewed
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    Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2): balancing cellular homeostasis and Parkinson's disease (PD) pathogenesis.

    Aolymat I, Abu-Hassan DW, Oleimat AK, Sameer W, Wreikat B, Iqilan T, Al-Momani H, Ali H, Tahtamouni L, Iqsair… · 2026-06-03

    open access unreviewed
  3. 3
    Non-immune hydrops fetalis (NIHF): diagnostic evaluation and lessons learned from a case series.

    Al Hassan J, Yared G, El Hajjar C, Dahrouj M, Massaad C, El Moghrabi A, Ghazal K. · 2026-06-03

    open access unreviewed
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    A 4-guanidinobutanoic acid-SLC36A1 axis drives a microbiota‒host feedback loop to regulate intestinal homeostasis.

    Yang J, Xiao Y, Cui J, Song R, Ma W, Liu J, Miao C, Sun X, Kong X, Zhang ZS, Zhou L, Yao Z, Wang Q. · 2026-03-04

    cited 1× open access unreviewed
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    GBA mutation exacerbates α-synuclein pathology with involvement of ROS and p38 MAPK signaling in Parkinson's disease.

    Xu H, Tang YT, Dong WL, Liu MH, Wang F, Liu CF, Chen JP. · 2026-06-30

    unreviewed
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    Probiotic, prebiotic, and synbiotic interventions targeting the early-life gut-brain axis: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials.

    Carnazzo SM, Vitello A, Allia F, Graziano ACE, Praticò AD, Maida M. · 2026-06-18

    unreviewed
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