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ArticlePLoS genetics2010

Mutation in archain 1, a subunit of COPI coatomer complex, causes diluted coat color and Purkinje cell degeneration.

Xinjie Xu, Rajendra Kedlaya, Hitoshi Higuchi, Sakae Ikeda, Monica J Justice, Vijayasaradhi Setaluri, Akihiro Ikeda

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Article in PLoS genetics, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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28 citing papers in PubMed, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xinjie XuDepartment of Medical Genetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America.
Rajendra Kedlaya
Hitoshi Higuchi
Sakae Ikeda
Monica J Justice
Vijayasaradhi Setaluri
Akihiro Ikeda
University of Wisconsin–Madison · USBaylor College of Medicine · US

Funding

MUTATIONS IN DEVELOPMENTAL PATHWAYS BY ENU MUTAGENESISU01HD039372 · NICHD · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI JUSTICE, MONICA JEAN · 2000 to 2005
$17.3M
Genetic analysis of mouse chromosome 11R01CA115503 · NCI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI JUSTICE, MONICA J. · 2006 to 2010
$2.6M
Protein-Protein Interactions in Melanosome BiogenesisR01AR048913 · NIAMS · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI SETALURI, VIJAYASARADHI · 2003 to 2006
$946k
NCI NIH HHS , R01 CA115503NCI NIH HHS R01 CA115503NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR048913NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR48913NICHD NIH HHS U01 HD039372NICHD NIH HHS U01 HD39372
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intracellular trafficking is critical for delivering molecules and organelles to their proper destinations to carry out normal cellular functions. Disruption of intracellular trafficking has been implicated in the pathogenesis of various neurodegenerative disorders. In addition, a number of genes involved in vesicle/organelle trafficking are also essential for pigmentation, and loss of those genes is often associated with mouse coat-color dilution and human hypopigmentary disorders. Hence, we postulated that screening for mouse mutants with both neurological defects and coat-color dilution will help identify additional factors associated with intracellular trafficking in neuronal cells. In this study, we characterized a mouse mutant with a unique N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea (ENU)-induced mutation, named nur17. nur17 mutant mice exhibit both coat-color dilution and ataxia due to Purkinje cell degeneration in the cerebellum. By positional cloning, we identified that the nur17 mouse carries a T-to-C missense mutation in archain 1 (Arcn1) gene which encodes the delta subunit of the coat protein I (COPI) complex required for intracellular trafficking. Consistent with this function, we found that intracellular trafficking is disrupted in nur17 melanocytes. Moreover, the nur17 mutation leads to common characteristics of neurodegenerative disorders such as abnormal protein accumulation, ER stress, and neurofibrillary tangles. Our study documents for the first time the physiological consequences of the impairment of the ARCN1 function in the whole animal and demonstrates a direct association between ARCN1 and neurodegeneration.

Indexed as

Hair ColorAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedCloning, MolecularCoatomer ProteinEthylnitrosoureaMiceMutation, MissensePurkinje CellsSubcellular FractionsCoatomer ProteinEthylnitrosourea

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PMID20502676
PMCPMC2873907
OpenAlexW2087078997

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