| ID | Sequence | Length | GC content |
|---|---|---|---|
| GUGCUGCAGCCGCUGCCGCCGAUUCCGGAUCUCAUUGCCACGCGCCCCC… | 2067 nt | 0.4180 | |
| ACAAAGCGCGCAUGCGCGCGGAUCACCGCAGGCUCCUGUGCCUUGGGCU… | 2427 nt | 0.4215 | |
| GUGCUGCAGCCGCUGCCGCCGAUUCCGGAUCUCAUUGCCACGCGCCCCC… | 1762 nt | 0.4081 | |
| GUGCUGCAGCCGCUGCCGCCGAUUCCGGAUCUCAUUGCCACGCGCCCCC… | 2117 nt | 0.4162 | |
| GUGCUGCAGCCGCUGCCGCCGAUUCCGGAUCUCAUUGCCACGCGCCCCC… | 2241 nt | 0.4181 |
This gene encodes the A subunit of lactate dehydrogenase enzyme which catalyzes the reversible conversion of pyruvate to lactate with the concomitant oxidation of NADH to NAD in anaerobic glycolysis. The protein is found predominantly in skeletal muscle and belongs to the lactate dehydrogenase family. Mutations in this gene have been linked to exertional myoglobinuria. The human genome contains several non-transcribed pseudogenes of this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2023]
A study in humans demonstrated that the LDHA protein, which converts pyruvate to lactate, was found to be higher in expression in the skeletal muscle of heavier co-twins within BMI-discordant monozygotic twin pairs, indicating its involvement in glycolysis and redox stress in acquired obesity [van der Kolk et al. DOI:10.1016/j.xcrm.2021.100226]. In a separate human study, the LDHA gene was identified as a potential biomarker for sepsis diagnosis, with its mRNA expression pattern found to be consistent with its corresponding protein level in a multi-omics analysis of patient serum [Wang et al. DOI:10.2147/IDR.S380137].