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Symbol PPT1 contributors: mct - updated : 28-06-2016
HGNC name palmitoyl-protein thioesterase 1
HGNC id 9325
PROTEIN
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
STRUCTURE
motifs/domains
  • signal peptide
  • 3N linked glycosylation sites
  • consensus motifs characteristic of thioesterase
  • conjugated GlycoP , PhosphoP
    HOMOLOGY
    Homologene
    FAMILY
  • palmitoyl-protein thioesterase family
  • CATEGORY enzyme
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION extracellular
        intracellular
    intracellular,cytoplasm,organelle,lumen
    intracellular,cytoplasm,organelle,Golgi
    intracellular,cytoplasm,organelle,lysosome
    intracellular,cytoplasm,cytosolic,vesicle
    intracellular,nucleus
    text
  • lysosomal in neuronal and non-neuronal tissues
  • synaptosomes and synaptic vesicles (at least in mouse)
  • basic FUNCTION
  • involved in synaptic reorganization and/or plasticy
  • catabolism of lipid-modified proteins hydrolizing thioesters bonds that link fatty acids to cysteine residues in S-fatty acylated proteins
  • involved in the degradation of fatty-acetylated proteins in the lysosome
  • maybe also associated with the synaptic function in brain and may protect neurons from excitotoxicity (in status epilepticus)
  • cleaving thioester linkages in S-acylated proteins and removing palmitate residues facilitating the degradation of these proteins
  • essential for proper neuronal cell fates and organization, and to establish the local environment for proper axon guidance and fasciculation
  • CELLULAR PROCESS
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling
    a component
    INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein
  • interacting with CASP4
  • PPT2 proteins complement each other with respect to growth and apoptosis
  • interaction partner for PPT1, the F1-complex of the mitochondrial ATP synthase
  • binding of CLN5 to CLN1/PPT1 is suggested to be the most significant one, since over-expression of PPT1 was shown to influence on the intracellular trafficking of mutated CLN5, and they were shown to share a binding partner outside the NCL protein spectrum
  • ZDHHC5 and ZDHHC23 catalyze PPT1 S-palmitoylation
  • cell & other
    REGULATION
    activated by CASP4 (endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced CASP4 activation mediates apoptosis and neurodegeneration in PPT1)
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    corresponding disease(s) CLN1
    Susceptibility
    Variant & Polymorphism
    Candidate gene
    Marker
    Therapy target
    SystemTypeDisorderPubmed
    metabolismlysosome 
    inhibition of caspase-4 activity protects PPT1 cells from undergoing apoptosis and from abnormal intracellular accumulation of fatty-acylated proteins and peptides leading to PPT1 pathogenesis
    metabolismlysosome 
    a source of recombinant PPT1 will also be useful for exploring alternative delivery methods, such as injection into brain ventricles, chemical modifications or chronic high-dose therapy
    metabolismlysosome 
    Combination small molecule PPT1 mimetic and CNS-directed gene therapy as a treatment for infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS
    knockout mice with neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis