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ASPA Gene(Protein Coding)

Aspartoacylase

GCID:
GC17P003472
GIFtS:
61
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Aliases for ASPA Gene

Aliases for ASPA Gene

  • Aspartoacylase 2 3 3 5
  • Aminoacylase 2 2 3
  • EC 3.5.1.15 4 61
  • ACY-2 3 4
  • ACY2 3 4
  • ASP 3 4
  • Aspartoacylase (Aminoacylase 2, Canavan Disease) 2
  • Canavan Disease 2
  • Aminoacylase-2 4

External Ids for ASPA Gene

Previous GeneCards Identifiers for ASPA Gene

  • GC17P003693
  • GC17P003330
  • GC17P003585
  • GC17P003326
  • GC17P003269
  • GC17P003376

Summaries for ASPA Gene

Entrez Gene Summary for ASPA Gene

  • This gene encodes an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of N-acetyl_L-aspartic acid (NAA) to aspartate and acetate. NAA is abundant in the brain where hydrolysis by aspartoacylase is thought to help maintain white matter. This protein is an NAA scavenger in other tissues. Mutations in this gene cause Canavan disease. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

GeneCards Summary for ASPA Gene

ASPA (Aspartoacylase) is a Protein Coding gene. Diseases associated with ASPA include Canavan Disease and Mild Canavan Disease. Among its related pathways are Amino acid synthesis and interconversion (transamination) and Histidine metabolism. GO annotations related to this gene include hydrolase activity, acting on ester bonds and aminoacylase activity. An important paralog of this gene is ACY3.

UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot for ASPA Gene

  • Catalyzes the deacetylation of N-acetylaspartic acid (NAA) to produce acetate and L-aspartate. NAA occurs in high concentration in brain and its hydrolysis NAA plays a significant part in the maintenance of intact white matter. In other tissues it act as a scavenger of NAA from body fluids.

No data available for CIViC summary , Tocris Summary , Gene Wiki entry , PharmGKB "VIP" Summary , fRNAdb sequence ontologies and piRNA Summary for ASPA Gene

Genomics for ASPA Gene

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Regulatory Elements for ASPA Gene

Enhancers for ASPA Gene
GeneHancer Identifier Enhancer Score Enhancer Sources Gene-Enhancer Score TSS distance (kb) Number of Genes Away Size (kb) Transcription Factor Binding Sites within enhancer Gene Targets for Enhancer
GH17G003528 1.7 FANTOM5 Ensembl ENCODE dbSUPER 32.2 +58.0 58035 3.8 ZFP64 ARID4B DMAP1 RAD21 CHAMP1 HMG20B SP5 MIER1 YY2 REST TRPV3 ASPA OR1E2 CAMKK1 TRPV1 GC17M003518 SPATA22
GH17G003473 0.9 ENCODE 10.8 +2.7 2732 2.9 HNRNPUL1 FOXA2 RAD21 YY1 ZNF350 CREM THAP11 CEBPB PPARG NR2F2 ASPA PIR41418
GH17G003556 1.2 Ensembl ENCODE 7.2 +85.8 85775 3.1 HDGF PKNOX1 WRNIP1 SIN3A TCF12 FOS JUNB TBX21 MAFF GLIS1 TRPV3 SHPK ASPA ENSG00000263338
GH17G003386 0.6 FANTOM5 13.1 -86.1 -86063 0.4 ATF3 POLR2A CEBPB CEBPG SPATA22 ASPA OR3A3 OR1E2 OR3A1 ENSG00000262670
GH17G003562 0.8 ENCODE 7 +90.7 90705 1.2 HDGF PKNOX1 MAX ZBTB40 ZFHX2 DIDO1 EGR1 NFYB EED RELB TRPV1 SHPK ASPA TRPV3 ENSG00000263338
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Enhancers around ASPA on UCSC Golden Path with GeneCards custom track

Transcription factor binding sites by QIAGEN in the ASPA gene promoter:

Genomic Location for ASPA Gene

Chromosome:
17
Start:
3,472,374 bp from pter
End:
3,503,419 bp from pter
Size:
31,046 bases
Orientation:
Plus strand

Genomic View for ASPA Gene

Genes around ASPA on UCSC Golden Path with GeneCards custom track

Cytogenetic band:
ASPA Gene in genomic location: bands according to Ensembl, locations according to GeneLoc (and/or Entrez Gene and/or Ensembl if different)
Genomic Location for ASPA Gene
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RefSeq DNA sequence for ASPA Gene

Proteins for ASPA Gene

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  • Protein details for ASPA Gene (UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot)

    Protein Symbol:
    P45381-ACY2_HUMAN
    Recommended name:
    Aspartoacylase
    Protein Accession:
    P45381

    Protein attributes for ASPA Gene

    Size:
    313 amino acids
    Molecular mass:
    35735 Da
    Cofactor:
    Name=Zn(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:29105;
    Quaternary structure:
    • Homodimer.

    Three dimensional structures from OCA and Proteopedia for ASPA Gene

neXtProt entry for ASPA Gene

Protein Expression for ASPA Gene

See protein expression from ProteomicsDB, MOPED, PaxDb, and MaxQB

Selected DME Specific Peptides for ASPA Gene

P45381:
  • KPFITNPRAV
  • DLHNTTSNMG
  • PGDPMFLTLDG
  • TLILEDS
  • LKYATTRSIAK
  • GGTHGNE
  • FNEGKEFPPCAIEVYKI
  • GPQPQGV
  • KCTRYID
  • PYEVRRAQE
  • NEAAYYEK

Post-translational modifications for ASPA Gene

  • Modification sites at PhosphoSitePlus
  • Modification sites at neXtProt

Other Protein References for ASPA Gene

ENSEMBL proteins:
REFSEQ proteins:

Domains & Families for ASPA Gene

Protein Domains for ASPA Gene

InterPro:
Blocks:
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Suggested Antigen Peptide Sequences for ASPA Gene

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Graphical View of Domain Structure for InterPro Entry

P45381

UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot:

ACY2_HUMAN :
  • Belongs to the AspA/AstE family. Aspartoacylase subfamily.
Family:
  • Belongs to the AspA/AstE family. Aspartoacylase subfamily.
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No data available for Gene Families for ASPA Gene

Function for ASPA Gene

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Molecular function for ASPA Gene

GENATLAS Biochemistry:
aspartoacylase,36kDa,expressed in skeletal muscle,kidney,brain,hydrolyzing preferentially N-acetyl-L-aspartic acid
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot CatalyticActivity:
N-acyl-L-aspartate + H(2)O = a carboxylate + L-aspartate.
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Function:
Catalyzes the deacetylation of N-acetylaspartic acid (NAA) to produce acetate and L-aspartate. NAA occurs in high concentration in brain and its hydrolysis NAA plays a significant part in the maintenance of intact white matter. In other tissues it act as a scavenger of NAA from body fluids.

Enzyme Numbers (IUBMB) for ASPA Gene

Gene Ontology (GO) - Molecular Function for ASPA Gene

GO ID Qualified GO term Evidence PubMed IDs
GO:0004046 aminoacylase activity TAS 8252036
GO:0005515 protein binding IPI 22284616
GO:0016787 hydrolase activity IEA --
GO:0016788 hydrolase activity, acting on ester bonds IEA --
GO:0016811 hydrolase activity, acting on carbon-nitrogen (but not peptide) bonds, in linear amides IEA --
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Human Phenotype Ontology for ASPA Gene

HPO Id HPO Name Alternative Ids Definition Synonyms

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MGI Knock Outs for ASPA:

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No data available for Transcription Factor Targets and HOMER Transcription for ASPA Gene

Localization for ASPA Gene

Subcellular locations from UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot for ASPA Gene

Cytoplasm. Nucleus.

Subcellular locations from

COMPARTMENTS
Extracellular space Cytosol Plasma membrane Cytoskeleton Lysosome Endosome Peroxisome ER Golgi Apparatus Nucleus Mitochondrion 0 1 2 3 4 5 Confidence
COMPARTMENTS Subcellular localization image for ASPA gene
Compartment Confidence
extracellular 5
cytosol 5
nucleus 4
cytoskeleton 1

Gene Ontology (GO) - Cellular Components for ASPA Gene

GO ID Qualified GO term Evidence PubMed IDs
GO:0005634 nucleus IEA --
GO:0005737 cytoplasm IEA --
GO:0005829 cytosol TAS --
GO:0070062 extracellular exosome IDA 23376485
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Pathways & Interactions for ASPA Gene

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Gene Ontology (GO) - Biological Process for ASPA Gene

GO ID Qualified GO term Evidence PubMed IDs
GO:0006533 aspartate catabolic process TAS 8252036
GO:0008152 metabolic process IEA --
GO:0008652 cellular amino acid biosynthetic process TAS --
GO:0022010 central nervous system myelination IEA --
GO:0048714 positive regulation of oligodendrocyte differentiation IEA --
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No data available for SIGNOR curated interactions for ASPA Gene

Drugs & Compounds for ASPA Gene

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(10) Drugs for ASPA Gene - From: DrugBank, HMDB, and Novoseek

Name Status Disease Links Group Role Mechanism of Action Clinical Trials
L-Aspartic acid Approved Nutra Target 0
Water Approved Pharma 0
acetic acid Approved Nutra Full agonist, Agonist 112
Formic acid Experimental Pharma 0
MYRISTIC ACID Experimental Pharma 0

(14) Additional Compounds for ASPA Gene - From: Novoseek and HMDB

Name Synonyms Role CAS Number PubChem IDs PubMed IDs
Arachidic acid
  • Arachate
  • Arachic acid
  • Arachidate
  • Arachidic acid
  • Eicosanoate
 506-30-9
Heptadecanoic acid
  • Heptadecanoate
  • Heptadecanoic acid
  • Margarate
  • Margaric acid
  • Margarinate
 506-12-7
Heptadecanoyl CoA
  • Heptadecanoate
  • Heptadecanoic acid
  • Heptadecanoic acid coa
  • Heptadecanoyl coenzyme A
  • Heptadecanoyl-coA
 3546-17-6
N-Acetyl-L-aspartic acid
  • (2S)-2-acetamidobutanedioate
  • (2S)-2-acetamidobutanedioic acid
  • (S)-2-(acetylamino)butanedioate
  • (S)-2-(acetylamino)butanedioic acid
  • (S)-2-(acetylamino)succinic acid
 997-55-7
N-Formyl-L-aspartate
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Transcripts for ASPA Gene

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mRNA/cDNA for ASPA Gene

(3) REFSEQ mRNAs :
(5) Additional mRNA sequences :
(38) Selected AceView cDNA sequences:
(4) Ensembl transcripts including schematic representations, and UCSC links where relevant :

Unigene Clusters for ASPA Gene

Aspartoacylase:
Representative Sequences:

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Alternative Splicing Database (ASD) splice patterns (SP) for ASPA Gene

ExUns: 1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4a · 4b ^ 5 ^ 6 ^ 7a · 7b · 7c
SP1:
SP2: -
SP3:

Relevant External Links for ASPA Gene

GeneLoc Exon Structure for
ASPA
ECgene alternative splicing isoforms for
ASPA

Expression for ASPA Gene

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mRNA expression in normal human tissues from GTEx, Illumina, BioGPS, and CGAP SAGE for ASPA Gene

mRNA expression in normal human tissues for ASPA Gene
mRNA expression by BioGPS for ASPA GenemRNA expression by GTEx for ASPA Gene

mRNA differential expression in normal tissues according to GTEx for ASPA Gene

This gene is overexpressed in Brain - Hippocampus (x4.6), Brain - Spinal cord (cervical c-1) (x4.6), and Brain - Substantia nigra (x4.5).

Protein differential expression in normal tissues from HIPED for ASPA Gene

This gene is overexpressed in Skin (8.1) and Kidney (7.6).

Integrated Proteomics: protein expression in normal tissues and cell lines from ProteomicsDB, PaxDb, and MOPED for ASPA Gene



Protein tissue co-expression partners for ASPA Gene

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NURSA nuclear receptor signaling pathways regulating expression of ASPA Gene:

ASPA

SOURCE GeneReport for Unigene cluster for ASPA Gene:

Hs.171142

mRNA Expression by UniProt/SwissProt for ASPA Gene:

P45381-ACY2_HUMAN
Tissue specificity: Brain white matter, skeletal muscle, kidney, adrenal glands, lung and liver.

Evidence on tissue expression from TISSUES for ASPA Gene

  • Nervous system(4.5)
  • Kidney(4.3)

Phenotype-based relationships between genes and organs from Gene ORGANizer for ASPA Gene

Germ Layers:
  • ectoderm
  • endoderm
  • mesoderm
Systems:
  • cardiovascular
  • nervous
  • respiratory
  • skeletal muscle
  • skeleton
Organs:
Head and neck:
  • brain
  • cerebellum
  • cranial nerve
  • ear
  • eye
  • head
  • mouth
  • pharynx
  • skull
Thorax:
  • heart
General:
  • blood vessel
  • peripheral nerve
  • peripheral nervous system
  • spinal cord
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No data available for mRNA expression in embryonic tissues and stem cells from LifeMap Discovery for ASPA Gene

Orthologs for ASPA Gene

This gene was present in the common ancestor of chordates.

Orthologs for ASPA Gene

Organism Taxonomy Gene Similarity Type Details
chimpanzee
(Pan troglodytes)
 Mammalia ASPA 34 35
  • 99.57 (n)
dog
(Canis familiaris)
 Mammalia ASPA 34 35
  • 90.73 (n)
cow
(Bos Taurus)
 Mammalia ASPA 34 35
  • 90.38 (n)
mouse
(Mus musculus)
 Mammalia Aspa 34 16 35
  • 86.75 (n)
rat
(Rattus norvegicus)
 Mammalia Aspa 34
  • 85.58 (n)
platypus
(Ornithorhynchus anatinus)
 Mammalia ASPA 35
  • 77 (a)
 OneToOne
oppossum
(Monodelphis domestica)
 Mammalia ASPA 35
  • 51 (a)
 OneToOne
chicken
(Gallus gallus)
 Aves ASPA 34 35
  • 76.38 (n)
lizard
(Anolis carolinensis)
 Reptilia ASPA 35
  • 69 (a)
 OneToOne
tropical clawed frog
(Silurana tropicalis)
 Amphibia aspa 34
  • 68.78 (n)
zebrafish
(Danio rerio)
 Actinopterygii aspa 34 35
  • 62.24 (n)
sea squirt
(Ciona savignyi)
 Ascidiacea -- 35
  • 39 (a)
 OneToMany
sea squirt
(Ciona intestinalis)
 Ascidiacea Cin.709 34
Species where no ortholog for ASPA was found in the sources mined by GeneCards:
  • A. gosspyii yeast (Ashbya gossypii)
  • Actinobacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis)
  • African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis)
  • African malaria mosquito (Anopheles gambiae)
  • Alicante grape (Vitis vinifera)
  • alpha proteobacteria (Wolbachia pipientis)
  • amoeba (Dictyostelium discoideum)
  • Archea (Pyrococcus horikoshii)
  • baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)
  • barley (Hordeum vulgare)
  • beta proteobacteria (Neisseria meningitidis)
  • bread mold (Neurospora crassa)
  • Chromalveolata (Phytophthora infestans)
  • common water flea (Daphnia pulex)
  • corn (Zea mays)
  • E. coli (Escherichia coli)
  • filamentous fungi (Aspergillus nidulans)
  • Firmicute bacteria (Streptococcus pneumoniae)
  • fission yeast (Schizosaccharomyces pombe)
  • fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster)
  • green algae (Chlamydomonas reinhardtii)
  • honey bee (Apis mellifera)
  • K. lactis yeast (Kluyveromyces lactis)
  • loblloly pine (Pinus taeda)
  • malaria parasite (Plasmodium falciparum)
  • medicago trunc (Medicago Truncatula)
  • moss (Physcomitrella patens)
  • orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus)
  • pig (Sus scrofa)
  • rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
  • rice (Oryza sativa)
  • rice blast fungus (Magnaporthe grisea)
  • schistosome parasite (Schistosoma mansoni)
  • sea anemone (Nematostella vectensis)
  • sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus)
  • sorghum (Sorghum bicolor)
  • soybean (Glycine max)
  • stem rust fungus (Puccinia graminis)
  • sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)
  • thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana)
  • tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)
  • toxoplasmosis (Toxoplasma gondii)
  • Trichoplax (Trichoplax adhaerens)
  • wheat (Triticum aestivum)
  • worm (Caenorhabditis elegans)

Evolution for ASPA Gene

ENSEMBL:
Gene Tree for ASPA (if available)
TreeFam:
Gene Tree for ASPA (if available)

Paralogs for ASPA Gene

Paralogs for ASPA Gene

(2) SIMAP similar genes for ASPA Gene using alignment to 4 proteins:

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Variants for ASPA Gene

Sequence variations from dbSNP and Humsavar for ASPA Gene

SNP ID Clin Chr 17 pos Sequence Context AA Info Type
rs104894548 Pathogenic, Canavan disease (CAND) [MIM:271900] 3,483,520(+) TACCC(C/T)GCTAC intron-variant, nc-transcript-variant, reference, missense
rs104894550 Pathogenic, Canavan disease (CAND) [MIM:271900] 3,494,407(+) TGATT(A/G)CCCCC intron-variant, nc-transcript-variant, reference, missense
rs104894551 Pathogenic, Canavan disease (CAND) [MIM:271900] 3,476,230(+) GAATG(A/G)GCTAA intron-variant, nc-transcript-variant, reference, missense
rs104894552 other, Canavan disease (CAND) [MIM:271900] 3,498,892(+) AGAGG(A/T)TCAAG intron-variant, nc-transcript-variant, reference, missense
rs28940279 Pathogenic, Canavan disease (CAND) [MIM:271900] 3,499,000(+) GAATG(A/C)GGCCG intron-variant, nc-transcript-variant, reference, missense

Structural Variations from Database of Genomic Variants (DGV) for ASPA Gene

Variant ID Type Subtype PubMed ID
esv2660206 CNV deletion 23128226
esv3892950 CNV loss 25118596
nsv1055740 CNV gain 25217958
nsv1060071 CNV loss 25217958
nsv1065489 CNV gain 25217958
nsv1116180 CNV deletion 24896259
nsv525085 CNV gain 19592680
nsv528368 CNV gain 19592680
nsv574232 CNV gain 21841781
nsv574237 CNV loss 21841781
nsv833341 CNV loss 17160897

Variation tolerance for ASPA Gene

Residual Variation Intolerance Score: 77.9% of all genes are more intolerant (likely to be disease-causing)
Gene Damage Index Score: 1.63; 31.33% of all genes are more intolerant (likely to be disease-causing)

Relevant External Links for ASPA Gene

Human Gene Mutation Database (HGMD)
ASPA
SNPedia medical, phenotypic, and genealogical associations of SNPs for
ASPA

No data available for Polymorphic Variants from UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot for ASPA Gene

Disorders for ASPA Gene

MalaCards: The human disease database

(6) MalaCards diseases for ASPA Gene - From: OMIM, ClinVar, GeneTests, Orphanet, Swiss-Prot, DISEASES, Novoseek, and GeneCards

Disorder Aliases PubMed IDs
canavan disease
  • canavan-van bogaert-bertrand disease
mild canavan disease
  • juvenile canavan disease
severe canavan disease
  • infantile canavan disease
myositis ossificans
  • myisitis ossificans
cerebral degeneration
  • brain degeneration
- elite association - COSMIC cancer census association via MalaCards
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UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot

ACY2_HUMAN
  • Canavan disease (CAND) [MIM:271900]: A rare neurodegenerative condition of infancy or childhood characterized by white matter vacuolization and demyelination that gives rise to a spongy appearance. The clinical features are onset in early infancy, atonia of neck muscles, hypotonia, hyperextension of legs and flexion of arms, blindness, severe mental defect, megalocephaly, and death by 18 months on the average. {ECO:0000269 PubMed:10407784, ECO:0000269 PubMed:10564886, ECO:0000269 PubMed:10909858, ECO:0000269 PubMed:12205125, ECO:0000269 PubMed:12638939, ECO:0000269 PubMed:12706335, ECO:0000269 PubMed:7599639, ECO:0000269 PubMed:7668285, ECO:0000269 PubMed:8023850, ECO:0000269 PubMed:8252036, ECO:0000269 PubMed:8659549, ECO:0000269 PubMed:9452117}. Note=The disease is caused by mutations affecting the gene represented in this entry.

Relevant External Links for ASPA

Genetic Association Database (GAD)
ASPA
Human Genome Epidemiology (HuGE) Navigator
ASPA
Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology:
ASPA
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Publications for ASPA Gene

  1. Structure of aspartoacylase, the brain enzyme impaired in Canavan disease. (PMID: 17194761) Bitto E. … Phillips G.N. Jr. (Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2007) 3 4 22 25 64
  2. Cloning of the human aspartoacylase cDNA and a common missense mutation in Canavan disease. (PMID: 8252036) Kaul R. … Matalon R. (Nat. Genet. 1993) 2 3 4 22 64
  3. Examination of the mechanism of human brain aspartoacylase through the binding of an intermediate analogue. (PMID: 18293939) Le Coq J. … Viola R.E. (Biochemistry 2008) 3 4 22 64
  4. Identification of the zinc binding ligands and the catalytic residue in human aspartoacylase, an enzyme involved in Canavan disease. (PMID: 17027983) Herga S. … Giardina T. (FEBS Lett. 2006) 3 4 22 64
  5. Purification and preliminary characterization of brain aspartoacylase. (PMID: 12706335) Moore R.A. … Viola R.E. (Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 2003) 3 4 22 64

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