Valosin containing protein (VCP): initiator, modifier, and potential drug target for neurodegenerative diseases

S Chu, X Xie, C Payan, U Stochaj - Molecular Neurodegeneration, 2023 - Springer
The AAA+ ATPase valosin containing protein (VCP) is essential for cell and organ
homeostasis, especially in cells of the nervous system. As part of a large network, VCP …

Progressive myoclonic epilepsy as an expanding phenotype of NGLY1-associated congenital deglycosylation disorder: a case report and review of the literature

Y Sonoda, A Fujita, M Torio, T Mukaino… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
bstract Introduction NGLY1-associated congenital disorder of deglycosylation (CDDG1:
OMIM# 615273) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by a functional impairment of …

Gut barrier defects, intestinal immune hyperactivation and enhanced lipid catabolism drive lethality in NGLY1-deficient Drosophila

A Pandey, A Galeone, SY Han, BA Story… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Intestinal barrier dysfunction leads to inflammation and associated metabolic changes.
However, the relative impact of gut bacteria versus non-bacterial insults on animal health in …

NGLY1: a fascinating, multifunctional molecule

T Suzuki, H Fujihira - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-General …, 2024 - Elsevier
NGLY1, a cytoplasmic de-N-glycosylating enzyme is well conserved among eukaryotes.
This enzyme has attracted considerable attention after mutations on the NGLY1 gene were …

Interplay of impaired cellular Bioenergetics and Autophagy in PMM2-CDG

AN Ligezka, R Budhraja, Y Nishiyama, FC Fiesel… - Genes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG) and mitochondrial disorders are multisystem
disorders with overlapping symptomatology. Pathogenic variants in the PMM2 gene lead to …

NGLY1 deficiency: estimated incidence, clinical features, and genotypic spectrum from the NGLY1 Registry

CR Stanclift, SS Dwight, K Lee, QL Eijkenboom… - Orphanet Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose NGLY1 Deficiency is an ultra-rare, multisystemic disease caused by biallelic
pathogenic NGLY1 variants. The aims of this study were to (1) characterize the variants and …

HLA-DQB1* 05 subtypes and not DRB1* 10: 01 mediates risk in anti-IgLON5 disease

SM Yogeshwar, S Muñiz-Castrillo, L Sabater… - Brain, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Anti-IgLON5 disease is a rare and likely underdiagnosed subtype of autoimmune
encephalitis. The disease displays a heterogeneous phenotype that includes sleep …

Genetic disruption of mammalian endoplasmic reticulum‐associated protein degradation: Human phenotypes and animal and cellular disease models

S Badawi, FE Mohamed, DS Varghese, BR Ali - Traffic, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Endoplasmic reticulum‐associated protein degradation (ERAD) is a stringent quality control
mechanism through which misfolded, unassembled and some native proteins are targeted …

Mutations in nucleotide metabolism genes bypass proteasome defects in png-1/NGLY1-deficient Caenorhabditis elegans

KS Yanagi, B Jochim, SO Kunjo, P Breen, G Ruvkun… - Plos …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
The conserved SKN-1A/Nrf1 transcription factor regulates the expression of proteasome
subunit genes and is essential for maintenance of adequate proteasome function in animal …

AP3B1 facilitates PDIA3/ERP57 function to regulate rabies virus glycoprotein selective degradation and viral entry

Y Zhang, X Zhang, X Yang, L Lv, Q Wang, S Zeng… - Autophagy, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Rabies virus causes an estimated 59,000 annual fatalities worldwide and promising
therapeutic treatments are necessary to develop. In this study, affinity tag-purification mass …