NGLY1

N-glycanase 1

PDB rendering based on 2ccq.
Available structures
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Identifiers
SymbolsNGLY1 ; CDG1V; PNG1; PNGase
External IDsOMIM: 610661 MGI: 1913276 HomoloGene: 10117 GeneCards: NGLY1 Gene
EC number3.5.1.52
RNA expression pattern
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Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez5576859007
EnsemblENSG00000151092ENSMUSG00000021785
UniProtQ96IV0Q9JI78
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_001145293NM_021504
RefSeq (protein)NP_001138765NP_067479
Location (UCSC)Chr 3:
25.76 – 25.83 Mb
Chr 14:
16.25 – 16.31 Mb
PubMed search

Peptide-N(4)-(N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminyl)asparagine amidase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the NGLY1 gene.[1]

Function

This gene encodes an enzyme that catalyzes hydrolysis of an N(4)-(acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyl) asparagine residue to N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminylamine and a peptide containing an aspartate residue. The encoded enzyme may play a role in the proteasome-mediated degradation of misfolded glycoproteins.[1]

Clinical significance

In 2012, by means of exome sequencing it was determined that a genetic mutation of the NGLY1 gene, resulting in inability to synthesise this enzyme, is the cause of an extremely rare congenital disorder of glycosylation variant.[2]

In 2014, a study of eight recently discovered patients with mutations in the NGLY1 gene established a phenotype for NGLY1 deficiency.[3] NGLY1 deficiency is characterized by global developmental delay (often severe), neurological impairment, movement disorder and hypotonia. Almost all patients have difficulty producing tears and present abnormally on EEGs.

The site ngly1.org serves as a hub for N-Glycanase deficient patients. The Grace Wilsey Foundation (gracewilsey.org) has been established to raise awareness and support research.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Entrez Gene: NGLY1 N-glycanase 1".
  2. Need AC, Shashi V, Hitomi Y, Schoch K, Shianna KV, McDonald MT, Meisler MH, Goldstein DB (May 2012). "Clinical application of exome sequencing in undiagnosed genetic conditions". J Med Genet 49 (6): 353–61. doi:10.1136/jmedgenet-2012-100819. PMC 3375064. PMID 22581936.
  3. Enns GM, Shashi V, Bainbridge M et al. (March 2014). "Mutations in NGLY1 cause an inherited disorder of the endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation pathway". Genet. Med. 16 (10): 751–8. doi:10.1038/gim.2014.22. PMID 24651605.

Further reading

This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.