Enzyme replacement therapy with recombinant pro-CTSD (cathepsin D) corrects defective proteolysis and autophagy in neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis.

Enzyme replacement therapy with recombinant pro-CTSD (cathepsin D) corrects defective proteolysis and autophagy in neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis.
Autophagy. 2019 Jul 08;:
Authors: Marques ARA, Di Spiezio A, Thießen N, Schmidt L, Grötzinger J, Lüllmann-Rauch R, Damme M, Storck SE, Pietrzik CU, Fogh J, Bär J, Mikhaylova M, Glatzel M, Bassal M, Bartsch U, Saftig P
Abstract
CTSD (cathepsin D) is one of the major lysosomal proteases indispensable for the maintenance of cellular proteostasis by turning over substrates of endocytosis, phagocytosis and autophagy. Consequently, CTSD deficiency leads to a strong impairment of the lysosomal-autophagy machinery. In mice and humans CTSD dysfunction underlies the congenital variant (CLN10) of neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (NCL). NCLs are distinct lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs) sharing various hallmarks, namely accumulation of protein aggregates and ceroid lipofuscin leading to neurodegeneration and blindness. The most established and clinically approved approach to treat LSDs is enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) aiming to replace the defective hydrolase with an exogenously applied recombinant protein. Here we reveal that recombinant human pro-CTSD produced in a mammalian expression system can be efficiently taken up by a variety of cell models, is correctly targeted to lysosomes and processed to the active mature form of the protease. In proof-of-principle experiments we provide evidence ...

Source: Autophagy - July 7, 2019 Category: Cytology Authors: Marques ARA, Di Spiezio A, Thießen N, Schmidt L, Grötzinger J, Lüllmann-Rauch R, Damme M, Storck SE, Pietrzik CU, Fogh J, Bär J, Mikhaylova M, Glatzel M, Bassal M, Bartsch U, Saftig P Tags: Autophagy Source Type: research