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Congenital ovine neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis--a cathepsin D deficiency with increased levels of the inactive enzyme.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11589006     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We recently showed that a form of neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (NCL) in white Swedish landrace sheep is caused by a missense mutation in the cathepsin D gene resulting in complete inactivation of the enzyme. Despite the lack of cathepsin D activity, the brains of the cathepsin D deficient sheep showed strongly increased staining for cathepsin D in immunohistochemistry. By Western blotting, a 5-10 fold increase in the level of cathepsin D was confirmed. These results indicate that the missense mutation in congenital NCL sheep results in the synthesis of an inactive yet stable cathepsin D.
Authors:
J Tyynelä; I Sohar; D E Sleat; R M Gin; R J Donnelly; M Baumann; M Haltia; P Lobel
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  European journal of paediatric neurology : EJPN : official journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society     Volume:  5 Suppl A     ISSN:  1090-3798     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur. J. Paediatr. Neurol.     Publication Date:  2001  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-10-08     Completed Date:  2001-11-01     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9715169     Medline TA:  Eur J Paediatr Neurol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  43-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Institute of Biomedicine, POB8, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland. jaana.tyynela@helsinki.fi
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Cathepsin D / analysis,  deficiency*,  genetics
Frontal Lobe / enzymology
Lysosomes / enzymology
Mutation, Missense
Nerve Degeneration / congenital,  enzymology
Neuronal Ceroid-Lipofuscinoses / congenital,  enzymology*
Sheep
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
DK45992/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; DK54317/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; NS32424/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; NS37918/NS/NINDS NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
EC 3.4.23.5/Cathepsin D

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