title: Biosynthesis and intracellular targeting of the CLN3 protein defective in Batten disease.
abstract: Batten disease (juvenile-onset neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis, JNCL), the most common neurodegenerative disorder of childhood, is caused by mutations in a recently identified gene ( CLN3 ) localized to chromosome 16p11.2-12.1. To elucidate the biosynthesis and localization of the CLN3 protein, we expressed CLN3 cDNA in COS-1 and HeLa cell lines. In vitro translation, immunoprecipitation and Western blotting analyses detected an approximately 43 kDa polypeptide. Pulse-chase experiments indicated that the CLN3 protein is synthesized as an N -glycosylated single-chain polypeptide, which was not detected in growth medium. Confocal immunofluorescence microscopy revealed that the CLN3 protein is localized to the lysosomal compartment. These results provide evidence that Batten disease can be classified as a member of lysosomal diseases.
authors.affiliation: National Public Health Institute, Department of Human Molecular Genetics, Mannerheimintie 166, 00300 Helsinki, Finland. irma.jarvela@ktl.fi
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Järvelä
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sainio
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rantamäki
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Olkkonen
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Carpén
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Peltonen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jalanko
mesh_terms: D001692:Biological Transport; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D018832:Molecular Chaperones; D009472:Neuronal Ceroid-Lipofuscinoses / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: C105199:CLN3 protein, human; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D018832:Molecular Chaperones; D011506:Proteins