ASPH

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Protein and coding gene in humans

title: "ASPH" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["human-2og-oxygenases", "ec-1.14.11"] description: "Protein and coding gene in humans" topic_path: "general/human-2og-oxygenases" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASPH" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Protein and coding gene in humans ::

Aspartyl/asparaginyl beta-hydroxylase (HAAH) is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ASPH gene. ASPH is an alpha-ketoglutarate-dependent hydroxylase, a superfamily non-haem iron-containing proteins.

Function

This gene is thought to play an important role in calcium homeostasis. Alternative splicing of this gene results in five transcript variants which vary in protein translation, the coding of catalytic domains, and tissue expression. Variation among these transcripts impacts their functions which involve roles in the calcium storage and release process in the endoplasmic and sarcoplasmic reticulum as well as hydroxylation of aspartic acid and asparagine in epidermal growth factor-like domains of various proteins.

Clinical significance

As early as 1996, the over-expression of HAAH was recognized as an indicator of carcinoma in humans. Further research has correlated elevated HAAH levels (variously in affected tissue or blood serum) with hepatocellular (liver) carcinoma adenocarcinoma (pancreatic cancer), colorectal cancer, prostate cancer. and lung cancer. The pancreatic study showed elevated HAAH only in diseased tissue, but not in adjacent normal and inflamed tissue.

Mutations in ASPH cause Traboulsi syndrome.

References

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(September 2000). "cDNA cloning and characterization of human cardiac junctin". Gene.
"Entrez Gene: ASPH aspartate beta-hydroxylase".
(March 2000). "Overexpression of human aspartyl (asparaginyl) beta-hydroxylase is associated with malignant transformation". Cancer Research.
(August 2009). "Monoclonal antibodies against human aspartyl (asparaginyl) beta-hydroxylase developed by DNA immunization". Hybridoma.
(July 2002). "Human aspartyl (asparaginyl) beta-hydroxylase monoclonal antibodies: potential biomarkers for pancreatic carcinoma". Pancreas.
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(November 2007). "New screening techniques show potential for early detection of lung cancer". JAMA.
(May 2014). "Mutations in ASPH cause facial dysmorphism, lens dislocation, anterior-segment abnormalities, and spontaneous filtering blebs, or Traboulsi syndrome". American Journal of Human Genetics.

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