MUTATION IN THE SPHINGOLIPID ACTIVATOR PROTEIN-2 IN A PATIENT WITH A VARIANT OF GAUCHER DISEASE

被引:150
作者
SCHNABEL, D [1 ]
SCHRODER, M [1 ]
SANDHOFF, K [1 ]
机构
[1] INST ORGAN CHEM & BIOCHEM,GERHARD DOMAGK STR 1,W-5300 BONN 1,GERMANY
关键词
SAP-2; DEFICIENCY; GAUCHER DISEASE;
D O I
10.1016/0014-5793(91)80760-Z
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The lysosomal degradation of glucosylceramide requires the hydrolase, glucosylceramide-beta-glucosidase and a sphingolipid activator protein (Gaucher factor, SAP-2, saposin C). Genetic defects in either of these lysosomal proteins cause phenotypically similar disorders in man, the Gaucher disease. SAP-2 originates from a gene which generates a mRNA that codes for four homologous proteins. In a patient with an immunologically proven SAP-2 deficiency a G1154 --> T transversion (counted from A of the initiation codon ATG) was found in the mRNA of the SAP-2 precursor which results in the substitution of Phe for CyS385 in the mature SAP-2. The rest of the coding sequence remained entirely normal.
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