Lysosomal acid phosphatase is an
enzyme
An enzyme () is a protein that acts as a biological catalyst by accelerating chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrate (chemistry), substrates, and the enzyme converts the substrates into different mol ...
that in humans is encoded by the ''ACP2''
gene
In biology, the word gene has two meanings. The Mendelian gene is a basic unit of heredity. The molecular gene is a sequence of nucleotides in DNA that is transcribed to produce a functional RNA. There are two types of molecular genes: protei ...
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Lysosomal
acid phosphatase is composed of two subunits, alpha and beta, and is chemically and genetically distinct from
red cell acid phosphatase. Lysosomal acid phosphatase 2 is a member of a family of distinct isoenzymes which hydrolyze
orthophosphoric monoesters to
alcohol
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and
phosphate
Phosphates are the naturally occurring form of the element phosphorus.
In chemistry, a phosphate is an anion, salt, functional group or ester derived from a phosphoric acid. It most commonly means orthophosphate, a derivative of orthop ...
.
Acid phosphatase deficiency is caused by
mutation
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s in the ACP2 (beta subunit) and
ACP3 (alpha subunit) genes.
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Human proteins
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