Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Enables beta-N-acetylhexosaminidase activity. Involved in dermatan sulfate catabolic process and hyaluronan catabolic process. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including adult walking behavior; ganglioside catabolic process; and nervous system development. Located in membrane. Is active in lysosome. Is expressed in brain; mandible; and maxilla. Used to study Tay-Sachs disease. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Tay-Sachs disease. Orthologous to human HEXA (hexosaminidase subunit alpha).