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19344898

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-8-31
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Tangier disease (TD) is a hereditary disorder characterized by the severe deficiency or absence of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). TD is caused by mutations in the ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) gene, most of which are located in the extracellular loops and nucleotide-binding domains. Here we describe the first case of TD carrying a missense mutation in a transmembrane alpha-helix of ABCA1. A 31-year-old Japanese woman had an extremely low level of HDL-C (1mg/dl) and yellowish tonsillar swelling, leading to the diagnosis of TD. The proband was homozygous for a point mutation of T4978C in exon 37, which results in the substitution of cysteine-1660 to arginine (C1660R) in the 8th transmembrane segment of ABCA1. Her parents, grandmother, and brother were found to be heterozygous for the same mutation. Both peripheral blood leukocytes from the patient and HEK293 cells transfected with T4978C-mutated ABCA1 normally expressed ABCA1 on the plasma membrane and had normal apolipoprotein A-I-binding ability. However, apolipoprotein A-I-mediated efflux of cholesterol and phospholipids was markedly diminished in HEK293 cells transfected with T4978C-mutated ABCA1. These results suggest that this mutant is normally translated and exists as a stable product with normal localization, yet is functionally defective. Cysteine-1660 appears to be a critical residue for cholesterol transport of ABCA1.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1879-1484
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
206
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
216-22
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
A novel missense mutation of ABCA1 in transmembrane alpha-helix in a Japanese patient with Tangier disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Clinical Pathology, Jichi Medical School Saitama Medical Center, 1-847 Amanuma, Saitama, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't