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Gene Model: G6pd

NomenclatureGenomic Location
SymbolG6pdChromosome2
NameGlucose-6-phosphate
dehydrogenase
Linkage mapunknown
SpeciesDracomimus familiarisGenome CoordinatesChr2: 57 Mbp

Molecular Function

Produces pentose sugars for nucleic acid synthesis and main producer of NADPH reducing power.

D-glucose 6-phosphate + NADP+ = 6-phospho-D-glucono-1,5-lactone + NADPH.

Molecular Function Terms:

binding
   carbohydrate binding
      sugar binding
         monosaccharide binding
   cofactor binding
      coenzyme binding
         NADP binding
   nucleotide binding
      NADP binding

catalytic activity
   oxidoreductase activity
      oxidoreductase activity, acting on CH-OH group of donors

Human Disease Association

Defects in G6PD are the cause of chronic non-spherocytic hemolytic anemia (CNSHA) [MIM:305900]. Deficiency of G6PD is associated with hemolytic anemia in two different situations. First, in areas in which malaria has been endemic, G6PD-deficiency alleles have reached high frequencies (1% to 50%) and deficient individuals, though essentially asymptomatic in the steady state, have a high risk of acute hemolytic attacks. Secondly, sporadic cases of G6PD deficiency occur at a very low frequencies, and they usually present a more severe phenotype. Several types of CNSHA are recognized. Class-I variants are associated with severe NSHA; class-II have an activity <10% of normal; class-III have an activity of 10% to 60% of normal; class-IV have near normal activity.

Predicted Transcript
     1 TTTTTTGTCTTGTATTTGCAGGGTGATCTAGCCAAGAAGAAGATCTATCCCACCATCTGG
    61 TGGCTATACCGTGATGGACTGCTCCCCGATGACACATACGTGGTAGGATATGCCCGATCC
   121 CAACTGACAGTTGCCGACATCCGCAAGCAGAGTCAACCCTACCTCAAAGCCACCCCCGAA
   181 GAAGAGCAGAAACTGAATGATTTTTTTGCCCGCAACTCATACATCTCGGGAAAGTATGAT
   241 GACCAGGCCTCCTTTGAACGGCTCAATGCTCATCTGAATGCCCTTCATAACGGGGATAAG
   301 GCAAATCGTCTCTTCTACTTGGCCCTGCCGCCCAGTGTCTATGAGCATGTCACTGCCAAC
   361 ATCCGGCACACCTGCATGAGCACTGTCACCAGTGGCTGGAATCGTGTCATTGTGGAGAAA
   421 CCTTTTGGCAAAGACTTGGAGAGCTCCAACAAGCTGTCAAATCACATCTCAGGACTTTTT
   481 AGGGAAGATCAGATCTACCGTATTGACCACTACCTGGGCAAGGAGATGGTGCAGAACCTG
   541 ATGGTGCTCAGGTTTGGGAACCGGATCTTTGGTCCTATCTGGAATCGTGACAACGTGGCC
   601 TGTGTCATCCTGACTTTCAAAGAGCCATTTGGCACTGAGGGTCGGGGTGGCTATTTTGAT
   661 GAGTTTGGCATAATCAGGGACGTAATGCAGAATCACCTACTTCAAATGCTGTGCTTGGTA
   721 GCCATGGAGAAACCAGCTTCTACGAACTCCGATGATGTGCGTGATGAAAAGGTGAAGGTT
   781 CTCAAGTGCATCTCAGAGGCAAAGCCTGAGAATGTGGTGCTTGGGCAGTATGTGGGTGAT
   841 CCATCTGGCCAGGGAGAAGCTCAAAAGGGCTATCTAGATGATCCCACTGTCCCAGCTGGT
   901 TCCACCACTCCTACTTTTGCTGCTGCAGTACTCTATGTAGACAACGAAAGGTGGGATGGA
   961 GTGCCATTTGTCTTGCGCTGTGGCAAGGCATTAAATGAGCGCAAGGCAGAAGTGCGCCTT
  1021 CAGTTTCGGGAGGTGCCGGGTGACATCTTCCAGCGCCAGTGTAAACGCAATGAACTGGTG
  1081 ATTCGGGTTCAGCCCAATGAGGCTGTCTACACTAAGATGATGACCAAGAAGCCTGGGATG
  1141 TTCTTCAACCCAGAAGAGTCTGAGCTGGACCTCACTTATGGCAATCGCTACAAGGGTGTA
  1201 AAGCTTCCTGATGCTTATGAGCGCCTCATCTTGGATGTTTTCTGTGGAAGCCAGATGCAT
  1261 TTTGTCCGCAGTGATGAGCTGCGTGAGGCCTGGCGTATTTTCACTCCACTGCTCCACAAG
  1321 ATTGAGACAGAGAAAAGCAAACCAATTTCCTATCGCTACGGCAGTCGTGGGCCCAAGGAA
  1381 GCTGATGAGCTGATGAAGGAGGTTGGATTCCAGTATGAAGGCACTTACCGCTGGGTCAAC
  1441 CCTCACAAGCTGTGA

Predicted Protein Product
FFVLYLQGDLAKKKIYPTIWWLYRDGLLPDDTYVVGYARSQLTVADIRKQSQPYLKATPE
EEQKLNDFFARNSYISGKYDDQASFERLNAHLNALHNGDKANRLFYLALPPSVYEHVTAN
IRHTCMSTVTSGWNRVIVEKPFGKDLESSNKLSNHISGLFREDQIYRIDHYLGKEMVQNL
MVLRFGNRIFGPIWNRDNVACVILTFKEPFGTEGRGGYFDEFGIIRDVMQNHLLQMLCLV
AMEKPASTNSDDVRDEKVKVLKCISEAKPENVVLGQYVGDPSGQGEAQKGYLDDPTVPAG
STTPTFAAAVLYVDNERWDGVPFVLRCGKALNERKAEVRLQFREVPGDIFQRQCKRNELV
IRVQPNEAVYTKMMTKKPGMFFNPEESELDLTYGNRYKGVKLPDAYERLILDVFCGSQMH
FVRSDELREAWRIFTPLLHKIETEKSKPISYRYGSRGPKEADELMKEVGFQYEGTYRWVN
PHKL
Protein Alignment to Mouse
sp|Q00612|G6PD1_MOUSE Glucose-6-phosphate 1-dehydrogenase X OS=Mus musculus
            GN=G6pdx PE=1 SV=3
      MGI:105979 G6pdx glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase X-linked (Chr X)
        Length = 515

 Score = 2221 (786.9 bits), Expect = 6.5e-231, P = 6.5e-231
 Identities = 408/484 (84%), Positives = 447/484 (92%)

Query:     1 FFVLYLQGDLAKKKIYPTIWWLYRDGLLPDDTYVVGYARSQLTVADIRKQSQPYLKATPE 60
             F ++   GDLAKKKIYPTIWWL+RDGLLP+DT++VGYARS+LTV DIRKQS+P+ KATPE
Sbjct:    34 FIIMGASGDLAKKKIYPTIWWLFRDGLLPEDTFIVGYARSRLTVDDIRKQSEPFFKATPE 93

Query:    61 EEQKLNDFFARNSYISGKYDDQASFERLNAHLNALHNGDKANRLFYLALPPSVYEHVTAN 120
             E  KL +FFARNSY++G+YDD AS++ LN+H+NALH G +ANRLFYLALPP+VYE VT N
Sbjct:    94 ERPKLEEFFARNSYVAGQYDDAASYKHLNSHMNALHQGMQANRLFYLALPPTVYEAVTKN 153

Query:   121 IRHTCMSTVTSGWNRVIVEKPFGKDLESSNKLSNHISGLFREDQIYRIDHYLGKEMVQNL 180
             I+ TCMS   +GWNR+IVEKPFG+DL+SSN+LSNHIS LFREDQIYRIDHYLGKEMVQNL
Sbjct:   154 IQETCMSQ--TGWNRIIVEKPFGRDLQSSNQLSNHISSLFREDQIYRIDHYLGKEMVQNL 211

Query:   181 MVLRFGNRIFGPIWNRDNVACVILTFKEPFGTEGRGGYFDEFGIIRDVMQNHLLQMLCLV 240
             MVLRF NRIFGPIWNRDN+ACVILTFKEPFGTEGRGGYFDEFGIIRDVMQNHLLQMLCLV
Sbjct:   212 MVLRFANRIFGPIWNRDNIACVILTFKEPFGTEGRGGYFDEFGIIRDVMQNHLLQMLCLV 271

Query:   241 AMEKPASTNSDDVRDEKVKVLKCISEAKPENVVLGQYVGDPSGQGEAQKGYLDDPTVPAG 300
             AMEKPA+T SDDVRDEKVKVLKCISE + +NVVLGQYVG+P+G+GEA  GYLDDPTVP G
Sbjct:   272 AMEKPATTGSDDVRDEKVKVLKCISEVETDNVVLGQYVGNPNGEGEAANGYLDDPTVPHG 331

Query:   301 STTPTFAAAVLYVDNERWDGVPFVLRCGKALNERKAEVRLQFREVPGDIFQRQCKRNELV 360
             STT TFAAAVLYV+NERWDGVPF+LRCGKALNERKAEVRLQFR+V GDIF +QCKRNELV
Sbjct:   332 STTATFAAAVLYVENERWDGVPFILRCGKALNERKAEVRLQFRDVAGDIFHQQCKRNELV 391

Query:   361 IRVQPNEAVYTKMMTKKPGMFFNPEESELDLTYGNRYKGVKLPDAYERLILDVFCGSQMH 420
             IRVQPNEAVYTKMMTKKPGMFFNPEESELDLTYGNRYK VKLPDAYERLILDVFCGSQMH
Sbjct:   392 IRVQPNEAVYTKMMTKKPGMFFNPEESELDLTYGNRYKNVKLPDAYERLILDVFCGSQMH 451

Query:   421 FVRSDELREAWRIFTPLLHKIETEKSKPISYRYGSRGPKEADELMKEVGFQYEGTYRWVN 480
             FVRSDELREAWRIFTPLLHKI+ EK +PI Y YGSRGP EADELMK VGFQYEGTY+WVN
Sbjct:   452 FVRSDELREAWRIFTPLLHKIDREKPQPIPYVYGSRGPTEADELMKRVGFQYEGTYKWVN 511

Query:   481 PHKL 484
             PHKL
Sbjct:   512 PHKL 515