TY - JOUR AU - Grubman, Alexandra AU - Lidgerwood, Grace E. AU - Duncan, Clare AU - Bica, Laura AU - Tan, Jiang-Li AU - Parker, Sarah J. AU - Caragounis, Aphrodite AU - Meyerowitz, Jodi AU - Volitakis, Irene AU - Moujalled, Diane AU - Liddell, Jeffrey R. AU - Hickey, James L. AU - Horne, Malcolm AU - Longmuir, Shoshanah AU - Koistinaho, Jari AU - Donnelly, Paul S. AU - Crouch, Peter J. AU - Tammen, Imke AU - White, Anthony R. AU - Kanninen, Katja M. PY - 2014 DA - 2014/02/28 TI - Deregulation of subcellular biometal homeostasis through loss of the metal transporter, Zip7, in a childhood neurodegenerative disorder JO - Acta Neuropathologica Communications SP - 25 VL - 2 IS - 1 AB - Aberrant biometal metabolism is a key feature of neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. Metal modulating compounds are promising therapeutics for neurodegeneration, but their mechanism of action remains poorly understood. Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs), caused by mutations in CLN genes, are fatal childhood neurodegenerative lysosomal storage diseases without a cure. We previously showed biometal accumulation in ovine and murine models of the CLN6 variant NCL, but the mechanism is unknown. This study extended the concept that alteration of biometal functions is involved in pathology in these disorders, and investigated molecular mechanisms underlying impaired biometal trafficking in CLN6 disease. SN - 2051-5960 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/2051-5960-2-25 DO - 10.1186/2051-5960-2-25 ID - Grubman2014 ER -