期刊
EMBO JOURNAL
卷 19, 期 12, 页码 2786-2792出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/19.12.2786
关键词
aspartyl proteinase; Batten's disease; cathepsin D; ceroid lipofuscinosis; neurodegeneration
资金
- NIDDK NIH HHS [DK54317, R01 DK054317, DK45992] Funding Source: Medline
- NINDS NIH HHS [R01 NS037918, NS37918] Funding Source: Medline
The neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs) constitute a group of neurodegenerative storage diseases characterized by progressive psychomotor retardation, blindness and premature death. Pathologically, there is accumulation of autofluorescent material in lysosome-derived organelles in a variety of cell types, but neurons in the central nervous system appear to be selectively affected and undergo progressive death. In this report we show that a novel form of NCL, congenital ovine NCL, is caused by a deficiency in the lysosomal aspartyl proteinase cathepsin D. A single nucleotide mutation in the cathepsin D gene results in conversion of an active site aspartate to asparagine, leading to production of an enzymatically inactive but stable protein, This results in severe cerebrocortical atrophy and early death, providing strong evidence for an important role of cathepsin D in neuronal development and/or homeostasis.
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