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SUBMITTER: Yap TL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3833811 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yap Thai Leong TL Gruschus James M JM Velayati Arash A Sidransky Ellen E Lee Jennifer C JC
Biochemistry 20131001 41
Mutations in GBA1, the gene for glucocerebrosidase (GCase), are genetic risk factors for Parkinson disease (PD). α-Synuclein (α-Syn), a protein implicated in PD, interacts with GCase and efficiently inhibits enzyme activity. GCase deficiency causes the lysosomal storage disorder Gaucher disease (GD). We show that saposin C (Sap C), a protein vital for GCase activity in vivo, protects GCase against α-syn inhibition. Using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, site-specific fluorescence, and Fö ...[more]