CLN8

Ceroid-lipofuscinosis, neuronal 8 (epilepsy, progressive with mental retardation)
Identifiers
SymbolsCLN8 ; C8orf61; EPMR
External IDsOMIM: 607837 MGI: 1349447 HomoloGene: 10340 GeneCards: CLN8 Gene
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez205526889
EnsemblENSG00000182372ENSMUSG00000026317
UniProtQ9UBY8Q9QUK3
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_001034061NM_012000
RefSeq (protein)NP_061764NP_036130
Location (UCSC)Chr 8:
1.7 – 1.73 Mb
Chr 8:
14.88 – 14.9 Mb
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Protein CLN8 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CLN8 gene.[1][2]

Molecular biology

This gene encodes a transmembrane protein belonging to a family of proteins containing TLC domains, which are postulated to function in lipid synthesis, transport, or sensing. The protein localizes to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), and may recycle between the ER and ER-Golgi intermediate compartment.[2]

Clinical

Mutations in this gene are associated with progressive epilepsy with mental retardation (EPMR), a subtype of neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (NCL). Patients with mutations in this gene have altered levels of sphingolipid and phospholipids in the brain.

References

  1. Ranta S, Zhang Y, Ross B, Lonka L, Takkunen E, Messer A, Sharp J, Wheeler R, Kusumi K, Mole S, Liu W, Soares MB, Bonaldo MF, Hirvasniemi A, de la Chapelle A, Gilliam TC, Lehesjoki AE (Oct 1999). "The neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses in human EPMR and mnd mutant mice are associated with mutations in CLN8". Nat Genet 23 (2): 233–6. doi:10.1038/13868. PMID 10508524.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: CLN8 ceroid-lipofuscinosis, neuronal 8 (epilepsy, progressive with mental retardation)".

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