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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-1-19
pubmed:abstractText
We report a novel spontaneous mutation named nax in mice, which exhibit delayed hair appearance and ataxia in a homozygote state. Histological analyses of nax brain revealed an overall impairment of the cerebellar cortex. The classical cortical cytoarchitecture was disrupted, the inner granule cell layer was not obvious, the Purkinje cells were not aligned as a Purkinje cell layer, and Bergmann glias did not span the molecular layer. Furthermore, histological analyses of skin showed that the hair follicles were also abnormal. We mapped the nax locus between marker D2Mit158 and D2Mit100 within a region of 800 kb in the middle of chromosome 2 and identified a missense mutation (Gly244Glu) in Acp2, a lysosomal monoesterase. The Glu244 mutation does not affect the stability of the Acp2 transcript, however it renders the enzyme inactive. Ultrastructural analysis of nax cerebellum showed lysosomal storage bodies in nucleated cells, suggesting progressive degeneration as the underlying mechanism. Identification of Acp2 as the gene mutated in nax mice provides a valuable model system for studying the role of Acp2 in cerebellum and skin homeostasis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1364-6745
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
229-38
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15503243-Acid Phosphatase, pubmed-meshheading:15503243-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:15503243-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15503243-Cerebellar Ataxia, pubmed-meshheading:15503243-Cerebellum, pubmed-meshheading:15503243-Genetic Linkage, pubmed-meshheading:15503243-Hair Follicle, pubmed-meshheading:15503243-Isoenzymes, pubmed-meshheading:15503243-Lysosomes, pubmed-meshheading:15503243-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:15503243-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:15503243-Mice, Neurologic Mutants, pubmed-meshheading:15503243-Microscopy, Electron, pubmed-meshheading:15503243-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:15503243-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:15503243-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:15503243-Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases, pubmed-meshheading:15503243-Skin Abnormalities, pubmed-meshheading:15503243-Structure-Activity Relationship
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Mutation in the gene encoding lysosomal acid phosphatase (Acp2) causes cerebellum and skin malformation in mouse.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Human Genetics, University of Goettingen, Heinrich-Dueker-Weg 12, 37073, Goettingen, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't