An L-iduronic acid residue can be cleaved from either heparan sulfate or dermatan sulfate by the lysosomal enzyme alpha-L-iduronidase (IDUA) (Scott et al. 1991). Defects in IDUA are the cause of mucopolysaccharidosis type IH (MPS IH, Hurler syndrome, MIM:607014), mucopolysaccharidosis IH/S (MPSIH/S, HurlerScheie syndrome, MIM:607015) and mucopolysaccharidosis type IS (MPSIS, Scheie syndrome, MIM:607016) (LeeChen et al. 1999).
Lee-Chen, GJ, Chin, YW, Tang, YF, Lin, SP
Morris, CP, Orsborn, AM, Nelson, PV, Hopwood, JJ, Anson, DS, Scott, HS, Clements, PR
L-iduronidase activity of IDUA [lysosomal lumen]
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