Battenin

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An Error has occurred retrieving Wikidata item for infobox Battenin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CLN3 gene located on chromosome 16.[1][2] Battenin is not clustered into any Pfam clan, but it is included in the TCDB suggesting that it is a transporter.[3] In humans, it belongs to the atypical SLCs[3][4] due to its structural and phylogenetic similarity to other SLC transporters.

Function

Battenin is involved in lysosomal function. Many alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene.[2] Battenin is a transmembrane protein predicted to be composed of 11 transmembrane helices,[4] yet no crystal structure is available.

Clinical significance

Mutations in this gene, as well as other neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinosis (CLN) genes, cause neurodegenerative diseases commonly known as Batten disease, also known as Juvenile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (JNCL) or Juvenile Batten disease.

References

  1. Rusyn E, Mousallem T, Persaud-Sawin DA, Miller S, Boustany RM (June 2008). "CLN3p impacts galactosylceramide transport, raft morphology, and lipid content". Pediatric Research. 63 (6): 625–31. doi:10.1203/PDR.0b013e31816fdc17. PMID 18317235.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: CLN3 ceroid-lipofuscinosis, neuronal 3, juvenile (Batten, Spielmeyer-Vogt disease)".
  3. 3.0 3.1 Perland E, Fredriksson R (March 2017). "Classification Systems of Secondary Active Transporters". Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. 38 (3): 305–315. doi:10.1016/j.tips.2016.11.008. PMID 27939446.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Perland E, Bagchi S, Klaesson A, Fredriksson R (September 2017). "Characteristics of 29 novel atypical solute carriers of major facilitator superfamily type: evolutionary conservation, predicted structure and neuronal co-expression". Open Biology. 7 (9): 170142. doi:10.1098/rsob.170142. PMC 5627054. PMID 28878041.

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