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A Potential Citrate Shunt in Erythrocytes of PKAN Patients Caused by Mutations in Pantothenate Kinase 2.
Biomolecules - 18 Feb 2022
Werning Maike, Dobretzberger Verena, Brenner Martin, Müllner Ernst W, Mlynek Georg, Djinovic-Carugo Kristina, Baron David M, Fragner Lena, Bischoff Almut T, Büchner Boriana, Klopstock Thomas, Weckwerth Wolfram, Salzer Ulrich
Abstract excerpt
Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (PKAN) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease caused by mutations in the pantothenate kinase 2 (PANK2) gene and associated with iron deposition in basal ganglia. Pantothenate kinase isoforms catalyze the first step in coenzyme A (CoA) biosynthesis. Since PANK2 is the only isoform in erythrocytes, these cells are an excellent ex vivo model to study the effect of...
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