Recombinant human alpha-Galactosidase A/GLA protein

GLA, also known as alpha-galactosidase A, is homodimeric glycoprotein that hydrolyses the terminal alpha-galactosyl moieties from glycolipids and glycoproteins. It can catalyze the hydrolysis of melibiose into galactose and glucose. A variety of mutations in this gene affect the synthesis, processing, and stability of this enzyme, which causes Fabry disease, a rare lysosomal storage disorder that results from a failure to catabolize alpha-D-galactosyl glycolipid moieties. Recombinant human GLA, fused to His-tag at C-terminus, was expressed in insect cell and purified by using conventional chromatography techniques.