Gene description for GM2A
Gene name	GM2 ganglioside activator
Gene symbol	GM2A
Other names/aliases	GM2-AP SAP-3
Species	Homo sapiens
Database cross references - GM2A
ExoCarta	ExoCarta_2760
Entrez Gene	2760
HGNC	4367
MIM	613109
UniProt	P17900
GM2A identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Keratinocytes	19530224
Keratinocytes	19530224
Urine	19056867

Gene ontology annotations for GM2A

Molecular Function     beta-N-acetylgalactosaminidase activity GO:0032428 IEA     lipid transporter activity GO:0005319 IEA     phospholipase activator activity GO:0016004 IEA Biological Process     oligosaccharide catabolic process GO:0009313 IEA     sphingolipid metabolic process GO:0006665 TAS     lipid storage GO:0019915 IEA     positive regulation of hydrolase activity GO:0051345 IEA     ganglioside catabolic process GO:0006689 IEA     lipid transport GO:0006869 IEA     glycosphingolipid metabolic process GO:0006687 TAS     small molecule metabolic process GO:0044281 TAS     learning or memory GO:0007611 IEA     neuromuscular process controlling balance GO:0050885 IEA Subcellular Localization     extracellular exosome GO:0070062 IDA     mitochondrion GO:0005739 IEA     apical cortex GO:0045179 IEA     cytoplasmic side of plasma membrane GO:0009898 IEA     hydrogen:potassium-exchanging ATPase complex GO:0005889 IEA     lysosomal lumen GO:0043202 TAS