References

These sources were used to develop the Genetics Home Reference gene summary on the HEXB gene.

Entrez Gene
Lemieux MJ, Mark BL, Cherney MM, Withers SG, Mahuran DJ, James MN. Crystallographic structure of human beta-hexosaminidase A: interpretation of Tay-Sachs mutations and loss of GM2 ganglioside hydrolysis. J Mol Biol. 2006 Jun 16;359(4):913-29. Epub 2006 Apr 27. PubMed citation
Mahuran DJ. Biochemical consequences of mutations causing the GM2 gangliosidoses. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1999 Oct 8;1455(2-3):105-38. Review. PubMed citation
Maier T, Strater N, Schuette CG, Klingenstein R, Sandhoff K, Saenger W. The X-ray crystal structure of human beta-hexosaminidase B provides new insights into Sandhoff disease. J Mol Biol. 2003 May 2;328(3):669-81. PubMed citation
Mark BL, Mahuran DJ, Cherney MM, Zhao D, Knapp S, James MN. Crystal structure of human beta-hexosaminidase B: understanding the molecular basis of Sandhoff and Tay-Sachs disease. J Mol Biol. 2003 Apr 11;327(5):1093-109. PubMed citation
Myerowitz R, Lawson D, Mizukami H, Mi Y, Tifft CJ, Proia RL. Molecular pathophysiology in Tay-Sachs and Sandhoff diseases as revealed by gene expression profiling. Hum Mol Genet. 2002 May 15;11(11):1343-50. PubMed citation

Reviewed: September 2008

Published: June 17, 2013