Abstract:
:Sepiapterin reductase (SPR) is an enzyme that acts in the third and final step of tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) biosynthesis. The human Spr gene locates within the region of 2.5MB mapped to PARK3, an autosomal dominant form of familial Parkinson's diseases. In order to explore the role of SPR in the metabolism of BH4, we produced and analyzed Spr-deficient mice. Most of Spr-null mice survived beyond two weeks. Whereas the BH4 contents in the homozygous mutant mice were greatly decreased than those in wild-type and heterozygous mice, the substantial amounts of BH4 were remained even 17 days after delivery. Spr-null mice exhibited severe monoamine deficiencies and a tremor-like phenotype after weaning. The amount of TH protein in the brain of Spr-null mice was less than 10% of wild-type, while TH protein in the adrenal, phenylalanine hydroxylase protein in the liver, and nNOS in the brain were not altered. These data suggest an essential role of SPR in the biosynthesis of BH4, and that the SPR gene could be a candidate gene for PARK3.
journal_name
Biochem Biophys Res Communjournal_title
Biochemical and biophysical research communicationsauthors
Takazawa C,Fujimoto K,Homma D,Sumi-Ichinose C,Nomura T,Ichinose H,Katoh Sdoi
10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.01.028subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2008-03-21 00:00:00pages
787-92issue
4eissn
0006-291Xissn
1090-2104pii
S0006-291X(08)00053-3journal_volume
367pub_type
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