Description
Product Characteristics:
CLN8, a 286 amino acid transmembrane protein, localizes mainly to the endoplasmic reticulum, but also partially to the ER-Golgi intermediate compartment (ERGIC). Mutations in the CLN8 gene cause neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis 8 and progressive epilepsy with mental retardation (EPMR). Both disorders are forms of neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinose (NCL), a group of progressive neurodegenerative diseases found in children, characterized by failure of psychomotor development, impaired vision, seizures and premature death. The CLN8 protein is one of eight proteins in the CLN family, including CLN1-CLN7, which are associated with NCL.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm, Cell membrane
Synonyms: Ceroid-lipofuscinosis, neuronal 8 epilepsy, progressive with mental retardation, Cln8, CLN8_HUMAN, EPMR, Protein CLN8, C8orf61
Target Information: This gene encodes a transmembrane protein belonging to a family of proteins containing TLC domains, which are postulated to function in lipid synthesis, transport, or sensing. The protein localizes to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), and may recycle between the ER and ER-Golgi intermediate compartment. Mutations in this gene are associated with progressive epilepsy with mental retardation (EMPR), which is a subtype of neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCL). Patients with mutations in this gene have altered levels of sphingolipid and phospholipids in the brain. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]