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Ceramide lowering rescues respiratory defects in a Drosophila model of acid sphingomyelinase deficiency.
Human molecular genetics - 6 Dec 2024
Hull Alexander J, Atilano Magda L, Hallqvist Jenny, Heywood Wendy, Kinghorn Kerri J
Abstract excerpt
Types A and B Niemann-Pick disease (NPD) are inherited multisystem lysosomal storage disorders due to mutations in the SMPD1 gene. Respiratory dysfunction is a key hallmark of NPD, yet the mechanism for this is underexplored. SMPD1 encodes acid sphingomyelinase (ASM), which hydrolyses sphingomyelin to ceramide and phosphocholine. Here, we present a Drosophila model of ASM loss-of-function, lacking the fly...
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