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Table 1 Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinoses (Batten Disease)

From: Emerging new roles of the lysosome and neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses

Mutant Gene

NCL Disease

Encoded Protein

Classification and protein size

Posttranslational modification

Subcellular localization

Function

Interactions

CLN1

Infantile NCL (CLN1-disease)

Palmitoyl protein thioesterase 1 (PPT1)

soluble protein, 306 aa

N-gly

M6P

Lysosomal lumen, extralysosomal vesicules, extracellular, presynaptic areas in neurons

Palmitoy-protein lthioesterase

S-acetylated proteins (GAP43, rhodopsin, saposin D)

CLN2

Late infantile NCL

Tripeptidyl peptidase 1 (TPP1)

soluble protein, 563 aa

N-gly

M6P

Lysosomal lumen

Serine protease

CLN3, CLN5

CLN3

Juvenile NCL, Batten disease

CLN3/Batenin

6 TM protein, 438 aa

N-gly

farnesylated

phosphorylated

Late endosomal/lysosomal membrane, presynaptic vesicles

Unknown / predicted: pH regulation and modulation of vesicular trafficking and fusion

Hook1, kinesin-2, CLN5, Na+, K + ATPase, Rab7, fodrin

CLN4

Kuffs disease

Cysteine-string protein alpha (CSPα), DNAJC5

soluble protein, 198 aa

Palmitoylated

Cytosolic, vesicular membranes

Hsc70 co-chaperone involved in exocytosis and endocytosis

CSPα, SNAP-25, myosin IIB, calsenilin, DHHC17, dynamin-1, syntaxin, Gαs, Rab3b, synaptotagmin 9, Hsp70, Hsp40, Hsp90, HIP, HOP, SGT

CLN5

CLN5 disease

–

soluble protein, 407 aa

N-gly

M6P

Lysosomal lumen

Unknown / predicted: modulation of vesicular trafficking

PPT1/CLN1, TPP1/CLN2, CLN3, CLN6, CLN8

CLN6

CLN6 disease

CLN6-protein

7 TM protein, 311 aa

None

ER-membrane (transmembrane)

Unknown

CLN5, CLN6

CRMP-2

CLN7

Turkish variant of late-infantile NCL

MFSD8

12 TM protein, 518 aa

N-gly

proteolytic cleaved

Lysosomal membrane

Predicted transmembrane transporter function predicted

AP-1, cathepsin L

CLN8

NCL 8

CLN8

5 TM protein, 286 aa

None

ER-membrane (transmembrane)

Unknown, predicted: to aid in the maturation of lysosomal proteins by transporting them from the ER to the Golgi complex, predicted regulation in lipid metabolism,

CLN5, CLN8, syntaxin 8, VAPA, GATE16, AGA, ARSA, ARSB, ARSG, CTBS, CTSA, CTSB, CTSD, CTSF, CTSZ, DNASE2, GALNS, GGH, GM2A, GNS, GUSB, HPSE, IDS, LIPA, MAN2B1, MAN2B2, MPO, NAGA, NEU1, PCYOX1, PLBD2, PPT1, PPT2, PSAP, RNASET2, SGSH, SIAW, SMPD1, TPP1

CLN9

–

Currently designated as CLN4

–

–

–

–

–

CLN10

Congenital NCL

Cathepsin D (CTSD)

soluble protein, 462 aa

N-gly

M6P

Lysosomal lumen

Aspartyl protease

APP, CST3, CTSB, proSAP, and several others

CLN11

Unknown

Progranulin and granulins

soluble protein, 593 aa

None

Extracellular

Unknown/ predicted, roles in inflammation, embryogenesis, cell motility and tumorigenesis

MMPs, ADAMs, TGFα receptors, sortilin, ADAMTS-7/ADAMTS-12/perlecan/HDL/COMP, TGNFα receptors, EPHA2

CLN12

Unknown

ATPase 13A2, KRPPD, PARK9, HSA9947, RP-37C10.4

10 TM protein, 1180 aa

None

Lysosomal membrane

Unknown / predicted regulation of ion homeostasis

~ 43 vesicular trafficking and synuclein misfolding postulated proteins

CLN13

Unknown

Cathepsin F (CTSF)

soluble protein, 484 aa

N-gly

M6P

Lysosomal lumen

Unknown / predicted: cysteine protease

CD47 antigen

CLN14

Unknown

Potassium channel tetramerization domain-containing protein 7 (KCTD7)

soluble protein, 289 aa

Phosphorylated

Cytosolic, partially associated to membranes

Unknown / predicted modulation of ion channel activity

Cullin-3, KCTD7