Objective: To verify the effect of and to date the unknown T677C mutation of the human N-acetylaspartoacylase (hASPA) gene on the function of the mutated enzyme. Design and methods: Wild type and 1226T-mutated proteins were expressed and purified from a transformed Escherichia coli colony. Enzymatic activities were measured in the presence of varying substrate concentrations. Results: Whilst kinetic parameters of wild type hASPA were in line with data in literature, 1226T-mutated hASPA showed no enzymatic activity. Conclusion: Data indicated that this new mutation might be responsible in homozygosis for the phenotype corresponding to Canavan disease. (C) 2008 The Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Di Pietro, V., Gambacurta, A., Amorini, A., Finocchiaro, A., D'Urso, S., Ceccarelli, L., et al. (2008). A new T677C mutation of the aspartoacylase gene encodes for a protein with no enzymatic activity. CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY, 41, 611-615 [10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2008.01.021].

A new T677C mutation of the aspartoacylase gene encodes for a protein with no enzymatic activity

GAMBACURTA, ALESSANDRA;
2008-01-01

Abstract

Objective: To verify the effect of and to date the unknown T677C mutation of the human N-acetylaspartoacylase (hASPA) gene on the function of the mutated enzyme. Design and methods: Wild type and 1226T-mutated proteins were expressed and purified from a transformed Escherichia coli colony. Enzymatic activities were measured in the presence of varying substrate concentrations. Results: Whilst kinetic parameters of wild type hASPA were in line with data in literature, 1226T-mutated hASPA showed no enzymatic activity. Conclusion: Data indicated that this new mutation might be responsible in homozygosis for the phenotype corresponding to Canavan disease. (C) 2008 The Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
2008
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Rilevanza internazionale
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Settore BIO/11 - BIOLOGIA MOLECOLARE
English
Canavan disease; N-acetylaspartate; N-acetylaspartoacylase; Site-directed mutagenesis; T677C mutation
Di Pietro, V., Gambacurta, A., Amorini, A., Finocchiaro, A., D'Urso, S., Ceccarelli, L., et al. (2008). A new T677C mutation of the aspartoacylase gene encodes for a protein with no enzymatic activity. CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY, 41, 611-615 [10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2008.01.021].
Di Pietro, V; Gambacurta, A; Amorini, A; Finocchiaro, A; D'Urso, S; Ceccarelli, L; Tavazzi, B; Giardina, B; Lazzarino, G
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