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ALDH18A1 aldehyde dehydrogenase 18 family member A1 [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

Gene ID: 5832, updated on 4-Jan-2025

Summary

Official Symbol
ALDH18A1provided by HGNC
Official Full Name
aldehyde dehydrogenase 18 family member A1provided by HGNC
Primary source
HGNC:HGNC:9722
See related
Ensembl:ENSG00000059573 MIM:138250; AllianceGenome:HGNC:9722
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Homo sapiens
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as
GSAS; P5CS; PYCS; SPG9; ADCL3; SPG9A; SPG9B; ARCL3A
Summary
This gene is a member of the aldehyde dehydrogenase family and encodes a bifunctional ATP- and NADPH-dependent mitochondrial enzyme with both gamma-glutamyl kinase and gamma-glutamyl phosphate reductase activities. The encoded protein catalyzes the reduction of glutamate to delta1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate, a critical step in the de novo biosynthesis of proline, ornithine and arginine. Mutations in this gene lead to hyperammonemia, hypoornithinemia, hypocitrullinemia, hypoargininemia and hypoprolinemia and may be associated with neurodegeneration, cataracts and connective tissue diseases. Alternatively spliced transcript variants, encoding different isoforms, have been described for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Expression
Ubiquitous expression in duodenum (RPKM 41.4), small intestine (RPKM 34.7) and 25 other tissues See more
Orthologs
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Genomic context

See ALDH18A1 in Genome Data Viewer
Location:
10q24.1
Exon count:
18
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2024_08 current GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40) 10 NC_000010.11 (95605941..95656711, complement)
RS_2024_08 current T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1) 10 NC_060934.1 (96485079..96535811, complement)
RS_2024_09 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) 10 NC_000010.10 (97365698..97416468, complement)

Chromosome 10 - NC_000010.11Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 12220 Neighboring gene OCT4-NANOG-H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr10:97106670-97107322 Neighboring gene sorbin and SH3 domain containing 1 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 2645 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 2646 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 3800 Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr10:97190228-97190728 Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 10569 Neighboring gene VISTA enhancer hs2353 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr10:97291131-97291878 Neighboring gene NANOG hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr10:97299485-97299986 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr10:97311480-97312414 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr10:97320711-97321473 Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 13709 Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 3716 Neighboring gene RPS3A pseudogene 36 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 2649 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 3801 Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr10:97454143-97454644 Neighboring gene MPRA-validated peak1056 silencer Neighboring gene tectonic family member 3 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 3802 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 3803 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 3804 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 2650 Neighboring gene ectonucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase 1 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 3805 Neighboring gene ENTPD1 antisense RNA 1 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 2651 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 3806 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 3807 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 3808 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 3809 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 3810 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 3811 Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 13404

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

Expression

  • Project title: Tissue-specific circular RNA induction during human fetal development
  • Description: 35 human fetal samples from 6 tissues (3 - 7 replicates per tissue) collected between 10 and 20 weeks gestational time were sequenced using Illumina TruSeq Stranded Total RNA
  • BioProject: PRJNA270632
  • Publication: PMID 26076956
  • Analysis date: Mon Apr 2 22:54:59 2018

Bibliography

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

Phenotypes

Associated conditions

Description Tests
ALDH18A1-related de Barsy syndrome
MedGen: C5234852 OMIM: 219150 GeneReviews: Not available
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Autosomal recessive complex spastic paraplegia type 9B
MedGen: C5568980 OMIM: 616586 GeneReviews: Not available
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Cutis laxa, autosomal dominant 3
MedGen: C4225268 OMIM: 616603 GeneReviews: Not available
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Hereditary spastic paraplegia 9A
MedGen: C5568978 OMIM: 601162 GeneReviews: Not available
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EBI GWAS Catalog

Description
An atlas of genetic influences on human blood metabolites.
EBI GWAS Catalog

HIV-1 interactions

Protein interactions

Protein Gene Interaction Pubs
Envelope surface glycoprotein gp120 env Tandem affinity purification and mass spectrometry analysis identify aldehyde dehydrogenase 18 family member A1 (ALDH18A1), HIV-1 Gag, Gag/Pol, gp120, and Nef incorporated into staufen1 RNP complexes isolated from HIV-1-expressing cells PubMed
Gag-Pol gag-pol Tandem affinity purification and mass spectrometry analysis identify aldehyde dehydrogenase 18 family member A1 (ALDH18A1), HIV-1 Gag, Gag/Pol, gp120, and Nef incorporated into staufen1 RNP complexes isolated from HIV-1-expressing cells PubMed
Nef nef Tandem affinity purification and mass spectrometry analysis identify aldehyde dehydrogenase 18 family member A1 (ALDH18A1), HIV-1 Gag, Gag/Pol, gp120, and Nef incorporated into staufen1 RNP complexes isolated from HIV-1-expressing cells PubMed
Pr55(Gag) gag Tandem affinity purification and mass spectrometry analysis identify aldehyde dehydrogenase 18 family member A1 (ALDH18A1), HIV-1 Gag, Gag/Pol, gp120, and Nef incorporated into staufen1 RNP complexes isolated from HIV-1-expressing cells PubMed

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Pathways from PubChem

Interactions

General gene information

Clone Names

  • MGC117316

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in mitochondrial inner membrane  
is_active_in mitochondrial matrix PubMed 
located_in mitochondrion PubMed 
is_active_in mitochondrion  
located_in mitochondrion PubMed 

General protein information

Preferred Names
delta-1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthase
Names
Spastic paraplegia-9 (spastic paraparesis with amyotrophy, cataracts and gastroesophageal reflux)
aldehyde dehydrogenase family 18 member A1
delta-1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthetase
delta1-pyrroline-5-carboxlate synthetase
pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthetase (glutamate gamma-semialdehyde synthetase)
spastic paraplegia 9 (autosomal dominant)
NP_001017423.1
NP_001310341.1
NP_001310342.1
NP_001310343.1
NP_001310344.1
NP_001310345.1
NP_001310346.1
NP_001310347.1
NP_001310348.1
NP_002851.2

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

Genomic

  1. NG_012258.1 RefSeqGene

    Range
    5100..55870
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_001017423.2NP_001017423.1  delta-1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthase isoform 2

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001017423.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (2), also known as P5Cs, uses an alternate in-frame splice site, compared to variant 1, resulting in a shorter isoform (2). Variants 2 and 6 both encode the same isoform (2).
    Source sequence(s)
    AW467503, BU170321, CD642171, U68758, X94453
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS31257.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    P54886
    Related
    ENSP00000360265.3, ENST00000371221.3
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    TIGR01092
    Location:64792
    P5CS; delta l-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthetase
  2. NM_001323412.2NP_001310341.1  delta-1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthase isoform 3

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (3) and variant 7 both encode isoform 3.
    Source sequence(s)
    AL356632
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    P54886
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    TIGR01092
    Location:1683
    P5CS; delta l-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthetase
  3. NM_001323413.2NP_001310342.1  delta-1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthase isoform 1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (4) and variants 1 and 5 all encode isoform 1.
    Source sequence(s)
    AL356632
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS7443.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    B2R5Q4, B7Z350, B7Z5X8, B7ZLP1, D3DR44, O95952, P54886, Q3KQU2, Q5T566, Q5T567, Q9UM72
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    TIGR01092
    Location:64794
    P5CS; delta l-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthetase
  4. NM_001323414.2NP_001310343.1  delta-1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthase isoform 1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (5) and variants 1 and 4 all encode isoform 1.
    Source sequence(s)
    AL356632
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS7443.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    B2R5Q4, B7Z350, B7Z5X8, B7ZLP1, D3DR44, O95952, P54886, Q3KQU2, Q5T566, Q5T567, Q9UM72
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    TIGR01092
    Location:64794
    P5CS; delta l-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthetase
  5. NM_001323415.2NP_001310344.1  delta-1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthase isoform 2

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (6) and variant 2 both encode isoform 2.
    Source sequence(s)
    AL356632
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS31257.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    P54886
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    TIGR01092
    Location:64792
    P5CS; delta l-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthetase
  6. NM_001323416.2NP_001310345.1  delta-1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthase isoform 3

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (7) and variant 3 both encode isoform 3.
    Source sequence(s)
    AL356632
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    P54886
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    TIGR01092
    Location:1683
    P5CS; delta l-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthetase
  7. NM_001323417.2NP_001310346.1  delta-1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthase isoform 4

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AL356632
  8. NM_001323418.2NP_001310347.1  delta-1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthase isoform 5

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AL356632
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    TIGR01092
    Location:1681
    P5CS; delta l-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthetase
  9. NM_001323419.2NP_001310348.1  delta-1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthase isoform 6

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AK299557, AL356632
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    P54886
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    cd07079
    Location:152554
    ALDH_F18-19_ProA-GPR; Gamma-glutamyl phosphate reductase (GPR), aldehyde dehydrogenase families 18 and 19
    cl00452
    Location:1142
    AAK; Amino Acid Kinases (AAK) superfamily, catalytic domain; present in such enzymes like N-acetylglutamate kinase (NAGK), carbamate kinase (CK), aspartokinase (AK), glutamate-5-kinase (G5K) and UMP kinase (UMPK). The AAK superfamily includes kinases that ...
  10. NM_002860.4NP_002851.2  delta-1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthase isoform 1

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_002851.2

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (1), also known as P5CSL, encodes the longest isoform (1). Variants 1, 4, and 5 all encode the same isoform (1).
    Source sequence(s)
    AW467503, BU170321, CD642171, U76542, X94453
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS7443.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    B2R5Q4, B7Z350, B7Z5X8, B7ZLP1, D3DR44, O95952, P54886, Q3KQU2, Q5T566, Q5T567, Q9UM72
    Related
    ENSP00000360268.2, ENST00000371224.7
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    TIGR01092
    Location:64794
    P5CS; delta l-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthetase

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001405.40-RS_2024_08

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000010.11 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

    Range
    95605941..95656711 complement
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Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

Genomic

  1. NC_060934.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

    Range
    96485079..96535811 complement
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