Mottled mice and non-mammalian models of Menkes disease

Menkes disease is a multi-systemic copper metabolism disorder caused by mutations in the X-linked ATP7A gene and characterised by progressive neurodegeneration and severe connective tissue defects. The ATP7A protein is a Copper (Cu)-transporting ATPase expressed in all tissues and plays a critical r...

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Main Authors: malgorzata elenartowicz, Wojciech eKrzeptowski, Paweł eLipinski, Pawel eGrzmil, Rafał eStarzyński, Olga ePierzchała, Lisbeth Birk eMøller
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-12-01
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnmol.2015.00072/full
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author malgorzata elenartowicz
Wojciech eKrzeptowski
Paweł eLipinski
Pawel eGrzmil
Rafał eStarzyński
Olga ePierzchała
Lisbeth Birk eMøller
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Wojciech eKrzeptowski
Paweł eLipinski
Pawel eGrzmil
Rafał eStarzyński
Olga ePierzchała
Lisbeth Birk eMøller
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description Menkes disease is a multi-systemic copper metabolism disorder caused by mutations in the X-linked ATP7A gene and characterised by progressive neurodegeneration and severe connective tissue defects. The ATP7A protein is a Copper (Cu)-transporting ATPase expressed in all tissues and plays a critical role in the maintenance of copper homeostasis in cells of the whole body. ATP7A participates in copper absorption in the small intestine and in copper transport to the CNS across the blood-brain-barrier and blood–cerebrospinal fluid- barrier. Cu is essential for synaptogenesis and axonal development. In cells, ATP7A participates in the incorporation of copper into Cu-dependent enzymes during the course of its maturation in the secretory pathway. There is a high degree of homology (>80% ) between the human ATP7A and murine Atp7a genes. Mice with mutations in the Atp7a gene, called mottled mutants, are well-established and excellent models of Menkes disease. Mottled mutants closely recapitulate the Menkes phenotype and are invaluable for studying Cu-metabolism. They provide useful models for exploring and testing new forms of therapy in Menkes disease. Recently, non-mammalian models of Menkes disease, Drosophila melanogaster and Danio rerio mutants were used in experiments which would be technically difficult to carry out in mammals.
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spelling doaj.art-efca073c9a8042309a50a1bd045907082022-12-21T20:50:08ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience1662-50992015-12-01810.3389/fnmol.2015.00072168645Mottled mice and non-mammalian models of Menkes diseasemalgorzata elenartowicz0Wojciech eKrzeptowski1Paweł eLipinski2Pawel eGrzmil3Rafał eStarzyński4Olga ePierzchała5Lisbeth Birk eMøller6Department of Genetics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Jagiellonian UniversityDepartment of Cell Biology and Imaging, Institute of Zoology, Jagiellonian UniversityDepartment of Molecular Biology, Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding, Polish Academy of SciencesDepartment of Genetics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Jagiellonian UniversityDepartment of Molecular Biology, Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding, Polish Academy of SciencesDepartment of Genetics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Jagiellonian UniversityKennedy CenterMenkes disease is a multi-systemic copper metabolism disorder caused by mutations in the X-linked ATP7A gene and characterised by progressive neurodegeneration and severe connective tissue defects. The ATP7A protein is a Copper (Cu)-transporting ATPase expressed in all tissues and plays a critical role in the maintenance of copper homeostasis in cells of the whole body. ATP7A participates in copper absorption in the small intestine and in copper transport to the CNS across the blood-brain-barrier and blood–cerebrospinal fluid- barrier. Cu is essential for synaptogenesis and axonal development. In cells, ATP7A participates in the incorporation of copper into Cu-dependent enzymes during the course of its maturation in the secretory pathway. There is a high degree of homology (>80% ) between the human ATP7A and murine Atp7a genes. Mice with mutations in the Atp7a gene, called mottled mutants, are well-established and excellent models of Menkes disease. Mottled mutants closely recapitulate the Menkes phenotype and are invaluable for studying Cu-metabolism. They provide useful models for exploring and testing new forms of therapy in Menkes disease. Recently, non-mammalian models of Menkes disease, Drosophila melanogaster and Danio rerio mutants were used in experiments which would be technically difficult to carry out in mammals.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnmol.2015.00072/fullAnimal ModelsATP7AMenkes diseaseCopper metabolismMottled mice
spellingShingle malgorzata elenartowicz
Wojciech eKrzeptowski
Paweł eLipinski
Pawel eGrzmil
Rafał eStarzyński
Olga ePierzchała
Lisbeth Birk eMøller
Mottled mice and non-mammalian models of Menkes disease
Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
Animal Models
ATP7A
Menkes disease
Copper metabolism
Mottled mice
title Mottled mice and non-mammalian models of Menkes disease
title_full Mottled mice and non-mammalian models of Menkes disease
title_fullStr Mottled mice and non-mammalian models of Menkes disease
title_full_unstemmed Mottled mice and non-mammalian models of Menkes disease
title_short Mottled mice and non-mammalian models of Menkes disease
title_sort mottled mice and non mammalian models of menkes disease
topic Animal Models
ATP7A
Menkes disease
Copper metabolism
Mottled mice
url http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnmol.2015.00072/full
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