Battenin

Battenin

Battenin

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


Battenin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CLN3 gene located on chromosome 16.[5][6] Battenin is not clustered into any Pfam clan, but it is included in the TCDB suggesting that it is a transporter.[7] In humans, it belongs to the atypical SLCs[7][8] due to its structural and phylogenetic similarity to other SLC transporters.

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Function

Battenin is involved in lysosomal function. Many alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene.[6]

Battenin is a transmembrane protein predicted to be composed of 11 transmembrane helices,[8] yet no crystal structure is available.

Clinical significance

Mutations in this gene, as well as other neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinosis (CLN) genes, cause neurodegenerative diseases commonly known as Batten disease, also known as Juvenile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (JNCL) or Juvenile Batten disease.


References

  1. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  3. Rusyn E, Mousallem T, Persaud-Sawin DA, Miller S, Boustany RM (June 2008). "CLN3p impacts galactosylceramide transport, raft morphology, and lipid content". Pediatric Research. 63 (6): 625–31. doi:10.1203/PDR.0b013e31816fdc17. PMID 18317235.
  4. Perland E, Fredriksson R (March 2017). "Classification Systems of Secondary Active Transporters". Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. 38 (3): 305–315. doi:10.1016/j.tips.2016.11.008. PMID 27939446.

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