Progranulin recruits HSP70 to β-glucocerebrosidase and is therapeutic against Gaucher disease

J Jian, QY Tian, A Hettinghouse, S Zhao, H Liu, J Wei… - …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Gaucher disease (GD), the most common lysosomal storage disease, is caused by
mutations in GBA1 encoding of β-glucocerebrosidase (GCase). Recently it was reported that …

Association between progranulin and Gaucher disease

J Jian, S Zhao, QY Tian, H Liu, Y Zhao, WC Chen… - …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background Gaucher disease (GD) is a genetic disease caused by mutations in the GBA1
gene which result in reduced enzymatic activity of β-glucocerebrosidase (GCase). This study …

Mutant glucocerebrosidase in Gaucher disease recruits Hsp27 to the Hsp90 chaperone complex for proteasomal degradation

C Yang, H Wang, D Zhu, CS Hong… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Gaucher disease is caused by mutations of the GBA1 gene, which encodes the lysosomal
anchored gluococerebrosidase (GCase). GBA1 mutations commonly result in protein …

PGRN deficiency exacerbates, whereas a brain penetrant PGRN derivative protects, GBA1 mutation-associated pathologies and diseases

X Zhao, Y Lin, B Liou, W Fu, J Jian… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Mutations in GBA1, encoding glucocerebrosidase (GCase), cause Gaucher disease (GD)
and are also genetic risks in developing Parkinson's disease (PD). Currently, the approved …

The lysosomal function of progranulin, a guardian against neurodegeneration

DH Paushter, H Du, T Feng, F Hu - Acta neuropathologica, 2018 - Springer
Progranulin (PGRN), encoded by the GRN gene in humans, is a secreted growth factor
implicated in a multitude of processes ranging from regulation of inflammation to wound …

[HTML][HTML] Lysosomal functions of progranulin and implications for treatment of frontotemporal dementia

MJ Simon, T Logan, SL DeVos, G Di Paolo - Trends in Cell Biology, 2023 - cell.com
Loss-of-function heterozygous mutations in GRN, the gene encoding progranulin (PGRN),
were identified in patients with frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) almost two …

[HTML][HTML] Rescue of a lysosomal storage disorder caused by Grn loss of function with a brain penetrant progranulin biologic

T Logan, MJ Simon, A Rana, GM Cherf, A Srivastava… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
GRN mutations cause frontotemporal dementia (GRN-FTD) due to deficiency in progranulin
(PGRN), a lysosomal and secreted protein with unclear function. Here, we found that Grn …

The heat shock protein amplifier arimoclomol improves refolding, maturation and lysosomal activity of glucocerebrosidase

CK Fog, P Zago, E Malini, LM Solanko, P Peruzzo… - …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Abstract Background Gaucher Disease is caused by mutations of the GBA gene which
encodes the lysosomal enzyme acid beta-glucosidase (GCase). GBA mutations commonly …

Progranulin: a conductor of receptors orchestra, a chaperone of lysosomal enzymes and a therapeutic target for multiple diseases

Y Cui, A Hettinghouse, C Liu - Cytokine & growth factor reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Progranulin (PGRN), a widely expressed glycoprotein with pleiotropic function, has been
linked to a host of physiological processes and diverse pathological states. A series of …

Ambroxol as a pharmacological chaperone for mutant glucocerebrosidase

I Bendikov-Bar, G Maor, M Filocamo… - Blood Cells, Molecules …, 2013 - Elsevier
Gaucher disease (GD) is characterized by accumulation of glucosylceramide in lysosomes
due to mutations in the GBA1 gene encoding the lysosomal hydrolase β-glucocerebrosidase …