Transaldolase deficiency

Transaldolase deficiency
The structure of the Tranaldolase enzyme.[1][2]
Transaldolase deficiency results from a change in the proteins formation due to deletion of residue Ser171 or a replacement of Arg192 by His or Cys
Classification and external resources
OMIM 606003

Transaldolase deficiency is a disease characterised by abnormally low levels of the Transaldolase enzyme. It is a metabolic enzyme involved in the pentose phosphate pathway. It is caused by mutation in the transaldolase gene (TALDO1). It was first described by Verhoeven et al. in 2001.[3]

Epidemiology

This pentose phosphate pathway in humans with the reaction catalysed by transaldolase underlined.[4]

Transaldolase deficiency is recognized as a rare inherited pleiotropic metabolic disorder first recognized and described in 2001 that is autosomal recessive.[5][6][7] There have been only a few cases that have been noted, as of 2012 there have been 9 patients recognized with this disease and one fetus.[6]

Signs and Symptoms

The leading symptoms of Transaldolase Deficiency are coagulopathy, thrombocytopenia, hepatosplenomegaly, hepatic fibrosis and dysmorphic features.[6] The dysmorphic features can include antimongoloid slant, low-set ears, and cutis laxa.[8] Those affected by this disease have abnormal polyol concentrations in urine and other bodily fluids, this can determined by an abnormal liver function tests.[6][8]

With transaldolase deficiency there is a build up of sedoheptulose 7-phosphate (it is increased six to sevenfold in the blood compared to normal), which decreases the change of ribose 5-phosphate into glucose 6-phosphate.[9][10] This reaction is important in releasing NADPH. Reduced glutathione is essential for regulation of Mitochondrial membrane permeability and depends on the NADPH generated from the pentose phosphate pathway to be regenerated from oxidized glutathione.[11] Transaldolase plays an important role in male fertility; this is because it maintains the mitochondrial transmembrane potential and its role in the release NADPH. Therefore transaldolase deficiency decreases the mobility of spermatozoa and lowers male fertility.[10]

Liver cirrhosis is associated with increased apoptosis of hepatocytes and transaldolase is a regulator in apoptosis signaling processing – therefore transaldolase deficiency can result in liver cirrhosis.[11]

Diagnosis

There are two different techniques for the diagnosis of Transaldolase deficiency.

Metabolite Analyses

Autozygome analysis and biochemical evaluations of urinary sugars and polyols can be used to diagnose Transaldolase Deficiency.[7] Two specific methods for measuring the urinary sugars and polyols are liquid chromatographytandem mass spectrometry and gas chromatography with flame ionization detection.[8]

Mutation Analysis

Direct sequence analysis of genomic DNA from blood can be used to perform a mutation analysis for the TALDO1 gene responsible for the Transaldolase enzyme.[8]

Causes

TALDO1 is either mutated by the deletion of residue Ser171 or a replacement of Arg192 by His or Cys, changing the formation of the protein.[12] The deletion of Ser171 leads to inactivation and proteasome-mediated degradation of TALDO1.[13]

This shows the pentose phosphate pathway in humans with transaldolase catalysing the following reaction:[14]

D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate + D-sedoheptulose 7-phosphate <=> D-fructose 6-phosphate + D-erythrose 4-phosphate

Treatment

At this time there is no treatment for transaldolase deficiency.[15]

There is currently research being done to find treatments for transaldolase deficiency. A study done in 2009 used orally administered N-acetylcysteine on transaldolase deficient mice and it prevented the symptoms associated with the disease.[16] N-acetylcysteine is a precursor for reduced glutathione, which is decreased in transaldolase deficient patients.[11][16]

See also

Transaldolase

Inborn error of metabolism

Pentose phosphate pathway

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency

References

  1. ↑ Thorell S, Gergely P Jr, Banki K, Perl A, Schneider G. The three-dimensional structure of human transaldolase. FEBS Lett. 2000 Jun 23;475(3):205-8. PubMed PMID 10869557.
  2. ↑ Molecular graphics images were produced using the UCSF Chimera package from the Resource for Biocomputing, Visualization, and Informatics at the University of California, San Francisco. Pettersen EF, Goddard TD, Huang CC, Couch GS, Greenblatt DM, Meng EC, Ferrin TE (October 2004). "UCSF Chimera–a visualization system for exploratory research and analysis". J Comput Chem 25 (13): 1605–12. doi:10.1002/jcc.20084. PMID 15264254.
  3. ↑ Verhoeven NM, Huck JH, Roos B et al. (May 2001). "Transaldolase deficiency: liver cirrhosis associated with a new inborn error in the pentose phosphate pathway". Am. J. Hum. Genet. 68 (5): 1086–92. doi:10.1086/320108. PMC 1226089. PMID 11283793.
  4. ↑ P. Romero, J. Wagg, M.L. Green, D. Kaiser, M. Krummenacker, and P.D. Karp Computational prediction of human metabolic pathways from the complete human genome, Genome Biology 6:R2 R2.1-17 2004.
  5. ↑ Eyaid W, Al Harbi T, Anazi S, Wamelink MM, Jakobs C, Al Salammah M, Al Balwi M, Alfadhel M, Alkuraya FS. Transaldolase deficiency: report of 12 new cases and further delineation of the phenotype. J Inherit Metab Dis. 2013 Nov;36(6):997-1004. doi: 10.1007/s10545-012-9577-8. Epub 2013 Jan 12. PubMed PMID 23315216.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Loeffen YG, Biebuyck N, Wamelink MM, Jakobs C, Mulder MF, Tylki-Szymańska A, Fung CW, Valayannopoulos V, Bökenkamp A. Nephrological abnormalities in patients with transaldolase deficiency. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2012 Aug;27(8):3224-7. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfs061. Epub 2012 Apr 17. PubMed PMID 22510381.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Jassim N, Alghaihab M, Al Saleh S, Alfadhel M, Wamelink MM, Eyaid W. Pulmonary Manifestations in a Patient with Transaldolase Deficiency. JIMD Rep. 2013 Jul 12. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID 23846909.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Balasubramaniam S, Wamelink MM, Ngu LH, Talib A, Salomons GS, Jakobs C, Keng WT. Novel heterozygous mutations in TALDO1 gene causing transaldolase deficiency and early infantile liver failure. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2011 Jan;52(1):113-6. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3181f50388. PubMed PMID 21119539.
  9. ↑ Vas G, Conkrite K, Amidon W, Qian Y, Bánki K, Perl A. Study of transaldolase deficiency in urine samples by capillary LC-MS/MS. J Mass Spectrom. 2006 Apr;41(4):463-9. PubMed PMID 16470722; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3127395.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Perl A, Qian Y, Chohan KR, Shirley CR, Amidon W, Banerjee S, Middleton FA, Conkrite KL, Barcza M, Gonchoroff N, Suarez SS, Banki K. Transaldolase is essential for maintenance of the mitochondrial transmembrane potential and fertility of spermatozoa. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 Oct 3;103(40):14813-8. Epub 2006 Sep 26. PubMed PMID 17003133; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1595434.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Perl A. The pathogenesis of transaldolase deficiency. IUBMB Life. 2007 Jun;59(6):365-73. Review. PubMed PMID 17613166.
  12. ↑ Samland AK, Sprenger GA. Transaldolase: from biochemistry to human disease. Int J Biochem Cell Biol. 2009 Jul;41(7):1482-94. doi: 10.1016/j.biocel.2009.02.001. Epub 2009 Feb 11. Review. PubMed PMID 19401148.
  13. ↑ Wamelink MM, Struys EA, Jakobs C. The biochemistry, metabolism and inherited defects of the pentose phosphate pathway: a review. J Inherit Metab Dis. 2008 Dec;31(6):703-17. doi: 10.1007/s10545-008-1015-6. Epub 2008 Nov 8. Review. PubMed PMID 18987987.
  14. ↑ [HumanCyc04] P. Romero, J. Wagg, M.L. Green, D. Kaiser, M. Krummenacker, and P.D. Karp Computational prediction of human metabolic pathways from the complete human genome, Genome Biology 6:R2 R2.1-17 2004.
  15. ↑ Wamelink MM, Struys EA, Salomons GS, Fowler D, Jakobs C, Clayton PT. Transaldolase deficiency in a two-year-old boy with cirrhosis. Mol Genet Metab. 2008 Jun;94(2):255-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2008.01.011. Epub 2008 Mar 10. PubMed PMID 18331807.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Hatting, M., Trautwein, C., Cubero, F. J. (2009), TAL deficiency, all roads lead to oxidative stress?. Hepatology, 50: 979–981. doi:10.1002/hep.23227