Lysosomal Storage Disorders And Parkinson S Disease

Lysosomal dysfunction has been implicated in multiple diseases including lysosomal storage disorders such as gaucher s disease in which loss of function mutations in the gba1 gene encoding the lysosomal hydrolase β glucocerebrosidase result in lipid substrate accumulation.

Lysosomal storage disorders and parkinson s disease.

Futerman 1 y 1 department of biomolecular sciences. ˌ l aɪ s ə ˈ s oʊ m əl are a group of about 50 rare inherited metabolic disorders that result from defects in lysosomal function. Lysosomal storage disorders shed light on lysosomal dysfunction in parkinson s disease shani blumenreich 1 or b. Parkinson s disease is associated with mutations in the glucocerebrosidase gene which result in the enzyme deficiency causing gaucher disease the most common lysosomal storage disorder.

Jenkins 1 2 and anthony h. Insights from a rare mendelian disorder. Gaucher disease and beyond tamar shachar msc department of biological chemistry weizmann institute of science rehovot israel search for more papers by this. Lysosomal storage disease micrograph of gaucher disease with cells that have the characteristic crumpled tissue paper like cytoplasm.

Google scholar sidransky e. Lysosomal storage disorders and parkinson s disease. The connection between the gba gene and parkinson s disease pd was recently recognized. In parkinson s disease.

Barav 1 bethan j. Gba mutations impair alpha synuclein clearance 3 and prompt a search for any relationship between pd and other lysosomal disorders lsds. Gaucher disease and beyond. Lysosomal storage disorders and parkinson s disease.

Barav 1 bethan j. Jenkins 1 2 and anthony h. Parkinson s disease the most common neurodegenerative movement disorder is characterized by the accumulation and aggregation of misfolded α synuclein that seem associated to some lysosomal disorders in particular. Lysosomal storage disorders shed light on lysosomal dysfunction in parkinson s disease by shani blumenreich 1 or b.

Specialty lysosomal storage diseases lsds.