title: Comparative study of structural changes caused by different substitutions at the same residue on α-galactosidase A.
abstract: Missense mutations in the α-galactosidase A (GLA) gene comprising the majority of mutations responsible for Fabry disease result in heterogeneous phenotypes ranging from the early onset severe "classic" form to the "later-onset" milder form. To elucidate the molecular basis of Fabry disease from the viewpoint of structural biology, we comprehensively examined the effects of different substitutions at the same residue in the amino acid sequence of GLA on the structural change in the enzyme molecule and the clinical phenotype by calculating the number of atoms affected and the root-mean-square-distance value, and by coloring of the atoms influenced by the amino acid replacements. The results revealed that the severity of the structural change influences the disease progression, i.e., a small structural change tends to lead to the later-onset form and a large one to the classic form. Furthermore, the study revealed the residues important for expression of the GLA activity, i.e., residues involved in construction of the active site, a disulfide bond or a dimer. Structural study from such a viewpoint is useful for elucidating the basis of Fabry disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Management and Informatics, Hokkaido Information University, Ebetsu, Hokkaido, Japan.
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.affiliation: Department of Research, Not-for-Profit Organization for the Promotion of Research on Intellectual Property Tokyo, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohno
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Genetics, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Kiyose, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakuraba
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D019943:Amino Acid Substitution; D000795:Fabry Disease / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008958:Models, Molecular; D020125:Mutation, Missense; D010641:Phenotype; D011487:Protein Conformation; D000519:alpha-Galactosidase / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000519:alpha-Galactosidase