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A point mutation in the neu-1 locus causes the neuraminidase defect in the SM/J mouse.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Feb 1998
Rottier R J, Bonten E, d'Azzo A
Abstract excerpt
Lysosomal neuraminidase (sialidase) occurs in a high molecular weight complex with the glycosidase beta-galactosidase and the serine carboxypeptidase protective protein/cathepsin A (PPCA). Association of the enzyme with PPCA is crucial for its correct targeting and lysosomal activation. In man two genetically distinct storage disorders are associated with either a primary or a secondary deficiency of lysosomal...
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