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AuthorGallego-Villar, L
AuthorHannibal, L
AuthorHäberle, J
AuthorThöny, B
AuthorBen-Omran, T
AuthorNasrallah, G K
AuthorDewik, Al-N
AuthorKruger, W D
AuthorBlom, H J
Available date2017-07-18T08:58:45Z
Publication Date2017-06-01
Publication NameJournal of Inherited Metabolic Disease
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10545-017-0060-4
CitationGallego-Villar, L., Hannibal, L., Häberle, J. et al. J Inherit Metab Dis (2017) 40: 555. doi:10.1007/s10545-017-0060-4
ISSN0141-8955
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/5603
URIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10545-017-0060-4
AbstractCysteamine is a small aminothiol endogenously derived from coenzyme A degradation. For some decades, synthetic cysteamine has been employed for the treatment of cystinosis, and new uses of the drug continue to emerge. In this review, we discuss the role of cysteamine in cellular and extracellular homeostasis and focus on the potential use of aminothiols to reconstitute the function of proteins harboring arginine (Arg) to cysteine (Cys) mutations, via repair of the Cys residue into a moiety that introduces an amino group, as seen in basic amino acid residues Lys and Arg. Cysteamine has been utilized in vitro and ex vivo in four different genetic disorders, and thus provides "proof of principle" that aminothiols can modify Cys residues. Other aminothiols such as mercaptoethylguanidine (MEG) with closer structural resemblance to the guanidinium moiety of Arg are under examination for their predicted enhanced capacity to reconstitute loss of function. Although the use of aminothiols holds clinical potential, more studies are required to refine specificity and treatment design. The efficacy of aminothiols to target proteins may vary substantially depending on their specific extracellular and intracellular locations. Redox potential, pH, and specific aminothiol abundance in each physiological compartment are expected to influence the reactivity and turnover of cysteamine and analogous drugs. Upcoming research will require the use of suitable cell and animal models featuring Arg to Cys mutations. Since, in general, Arg to Cys changes comprise about 8% of missense mutations, repair of this specific mutation may provide promising avenues for many genetic diseases.
SponsorQNRF
Languageen
PublisherSpringer Verlag
SubjectAminothiols
Cysteamine
Cysteine residue modification
Repair Arg to Cys mutations
TitleCysteamine revisited: repair of arginine to cysteine mutations.
TypeArticle
Pagination555–567
Issue Number4
Volume Number40
ESSN1573-2665
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