GM2 gangliosidoses, including Tay-Sachs and Sandhoff diseases, are neurodegenerative lysosomal storage diseases that are caused by deficiency of β-hexosaminidase A, which comprises an αβ heterodimer. There are no effective treatments for these diseases; however, various strategies aimed at restoring
The activator protein for the degradation of glycolipids GM2 and GA2 by hexosaminidase A was purified some 2 500-fold from normal human kidney. It has a molecular weight of approximately 25 000 is heat-stable up to 60 degrees C, possesses an isoelectric point of pH 4.8 and is digestible by
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