This gene encodes an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sulfate esters by oxidizing a cysteine residue in the substrate sulfatase to an active site 3-oxoalanine residue, which is also known as C-alpha-formylglycine. Mutations in this gene cause multiple sulfatase deficiency, a lysosomal storage disorder. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2009]
Forensic Context
A single-nucleus transcriptomics study of human postmortem nucleus accumbens tissue identified the SUMF1 as a protein-coding gene significantly upregulated in microglia (MGL) cell types from individuals with alcohol use disorder compared to controls [Van Den Oord et al. DOI:10.1111/Adb.13250].