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Abstract
Lysosomal alpha-mannosidase (EC 3.2.1.24) is a major exoglycosidase in the glycoprotein degradation pathway. A deficiency of this enzyme causes the lysosomal storage disease, alpha-mannosidosis, which has been described in humans, cattle, domestic cats and guinea pigs. Recently, great progress has been made in studying the enzyme and its deficiency. This includes cloning of the gene encoding the enzyme, characterization of mutations related to the disease, establishment of valuable animal models, and encouraging results from bone marrow transplantation experiments.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11322479 DOI: 10.1038/emm.2001.1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Exp Mol Med ISSN: 1226-3613 Impact factor: 8.718