CA5A

Carbonic anhydrases (CAs) are a large family of zinc metalloenzymes that catalyze the reversible hydration of carbon dioxide. They participate in a variety of biological processes, including respiration, calcification, acid-base balance, bone resorption, and the formation of aqueous humor, cerebrospinal fluid, saliva, and gastric acid. They show extensive diversity in tissue distribution and in their subcellular localization. CA VA is localized in the mitochondria and expressed primarily in the liver. It may play an important role in ureagenesis and gluconeogenesis. CA5A gene maps to chromosome 16q24.3 and an unprocessed pseudogene has been assigned to 16p12-p11.2. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Full Name

Carbonic Anhydrase 5A

Function

Reversible hydration of carbon dioxide. Low activity.

Biological Process

Bicarbonate transport Source: Reactome
One-carbon metabolic process Source: GO_Central

Cellular Location

Mitochondrion

Involvement in disease

Hyperammonemia due to carbonic anhydrase VA deficiency (CA5AD): An autosomal recessive inborn error of metabolism, clinically characterized by infantile hyperammonemic encephalopathy. Metabolic abnormalities include hypoglycemia, hyperlactatemia, metabolic acidosis and respiratory alkalosis.