Lethality of mice bearing a knockout of the Ngly1-gene is partially rescued by the additional deletion of the Engase gene.

The cytoplasmic peptide:N-glycanase (Ngly1 in mammals) is a de-N-glycosylating enzyme that is highly conserved among eukaryotes. It was recently reported that subjects harboring mutations in the NGLY1 gene exhibited severe systemic symptoms (NGLY1-deficiency). While the enzyme obviously has a critic...

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Main Authors: Haruhiko Fujihira, Yuki Masahara-Negishi, Masaru Tamura, Chengcheng Huang, Yoichiro Harada, Shigeharu Wakana, Daisuke Takakura, Nana Kawasaki, Naoyuki Taniguchi, Gen Kondoh, Tadashi Yamashita, Yoko Funakoshi, Tadashi Suzuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-04-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5398483?pdf=render