Mislocalization of phosphotransferase as a cause of mucolipidosis III αβ

Eline Van Meel, Yi Qian, Stuart A. Kornfeld

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Abstract

The lysosomal storage disorder mucolipidosis III αβ is caused by mutations in the αβ subunits of UDP-GlcNAc:lysosomal enzyme N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphotransferase (phosphotransferase). This Golgi-localized enzyme mediates the first step in the synthesis of the mannose 6-phosphate recognition marker on lysosomal acid hydrolases, and loss of function results in impaired lysosomal targeting of these acid hydrolases and decreased lysosomal degradation. Here we show that two patient missense mutations, Lys4Gln and Ser15Tyr, in the N-terminal cytoplasmic tail of the α subunit of phosphotransferase impair retention of the catalytically active enzyme in the Golgi complex. This results in mistargeting of the mutant phosphotransferases to lysosomes, where they are degraded, or to the cell surface and release into the medium. The finding that mislocalization of active phosphotransferase is the basis for mucolipidosis III αβ in a subset of patients shows the importance of single residues in the cytoplasmic tail of a Golgi-resident protein for localization to this compartment.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3532-3537
Number of pages6
JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Volume111
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 4 2014

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