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Lyso-glycosphingolipids: presence and consequences
Published in Essays in biochemistry (23-09-2020)“…Lyso-glycosphingolipids are generated in excess in glycosphingolipid storage disorders. In the course of these pathologies glycosylated sphingolipid species…”
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Glycosphingolipids-Nature, Function, and Pharmacological Modulation
Published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition (09-11-2009)“…The discovery of the glycosphingolipids is generally attributed to Johan L. W. Thudichum, who in 1884 published on the chemical composition of the brain. In…”
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Lysosomal glycosphingolipid catabolism by acid ceramidase: formation of glycosphingoid bases during deficiency of glycosidases
Published in FEBS letters (01-03-2016)“…Glycosphingoid bases are elevated in inherited lysosomal storage disorders with deficient activity of glycosphingolipid catabolizing glycosidases. We…”
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Fabry Disease: Molecular Basis, Pathophysiology, Diagnostics and Potential Therapeutic Directions
Published in Biomolecules (Basel, Switzerland) (12-02-2021)“…Fabry disease (FD) is a lysosomal storage disorder (LSD) characterized by the deficiency of α-galactosidase A (α-GalA) and the consequent accumulation of toxic…”
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6-O-alkyl 4-methylumbelliferyl-β-D-glucosides as selective substrates for GBA1 in the discovery of glycosylated sterols
Published in Journal of lipid research (01-11-2024)“…Gaucher disease (GD) is a lysosomal storage disorder (LSD) resulting from inherited glucocerebrosidase (GBA1) deficiency. GD diagnosis relies on GBA1 activity…”
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Elevated globotriaosylsphingosine is a hallmark of Fabry disease
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (26-02-2008)“…Fabry disease is an X-linked lysosomal storage disease caused by deficiency of α-galactosidase A that affects males and shows disease expression in…”
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Increased YKL-40 and Chitotriosidase in Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Published in American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (15-01-2016)“…Serum chitinases may be novel biomarkers of airway inflammation and remodeling, but less is known about factors regulating their levels. To examine serum…”
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Elevated plasma glucosylsphingosine in Gaucher disease: relation to phenotype, storage cell markers, and therapeutic response
Published in Blood (20-10-2011)“…Gaucher disease, caused by a deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme glucocerebrosidase, leads to prominent glucosylceramide accumulation in lysosomes of tissue…”
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Consequences of excessive glucosylsphingosine in glucocerebrosidase-deficient zebrafish
Published in Journal of lipid research (01-05-2022)“…In Gaucher disease (GD), the deficiency of glucocerebrosidase causes lysosomal accumulation of glucosylceramide (GlcCer), which is partly converted by acid…”
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Gaucher disease and Fabry disease: New markers and insights in pathophysiology for two distinct glycosphingolipidoses
Published in Biochimica et biophysica acta (01-05-2014)“…Gaucher disease (GD) and Fabry disease (FD) are two relatively common inherited glycosphingolipidoses caused by deficiencies in the lysosomal glycosidases…”
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Reducing GBA2 Activity Ameliorates Neuropathology in Niemann-Pick Type C Mice
Published in PloS one (14-08-2015)“…The enzyme glucocerebrosidase (GBA) hydrolyses glucosylceramide (GlcCer) in lysosomes. Markedly reduced GBA activity is associated with severe manifestations…”
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Evolution of Mammalian Chitinase(-Like) Members of Family 18 Glycosyl Hydrolases
Published in Genetics (Austin) (01-10-2007)“…Family 18 of glycosyl hydrolases encompasses chitinases and so-called chi-lectins lacking enzymatic activity due to amino acid substitutions in their active…”
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Functionalized Cyclophellitols Are Selective Glucocerebrosidase Inhibitors and Induce a Bona Fide Neuropathic Gaucher Model in Zebrafish
Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society (13-03-2019)“…Gaucher disease is caused by inherited deficiency in glucocerebrosidase (GBA, a retaining β-glucosidase), and deficiency in GBA constitutes the largest known…”
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Glucosylated cholesterol in mammalian cells and tissues: formation and degradation by multiple cellular β-glucosidases[S]
Published in Journal of lipid research (01-03-2016)“…The membrane lipid glucosylceramide (GlcCer) is continuously formed and degraded. Cells express two GlcCer-degrading β-glucosidases, glucocerebrosidase (GBA)…”
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The chitinase-like protein YKL-40: A possible biomarker of inflammation and airway remodeling in severe pediatric asthma
Published in Journal of allergy and clinical immunology (01-08-2013)“…Background Problematic severe childhood asthma includes a subgroup of patients who are resistant to therapy. The specific mechanisms involved are unknown, and…”
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Mass spectrometric quantification of glucosylsphingosine in plasma and urine of type 1 Gaucher patients using an isotope standard
Published in Blood cells, molecules, & diseases (01-04-2015)“…Deficiency of glucocerebrosidase (GBA) leads to Gaucher disease (GD), an inherited disorder characterised by storage of glucosylceramide (GlcCer) in lysosomes…”
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Human glucocerebrosidase mediates formation of xylosyl-cholesterol by β-xylosidase and transxylosidase reactions
Published in Journal of lipid research (01-01-2021)“…Deficiency of glucocerebrosidase (GBA), a lysosomal β-glucosidase, causes Gaucher disease. The enzyme hydrolyzes β-glucosidic substrates and transglucosylates…”
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Chitotriosidase is the primary active chitinase in the human lung and is modulated by genotype and smoking habit
Published in Journal of allergy and clinical immunology (01-11-2008)“…Background Chitinolytic enzymes play important roles in the pathophysiology of allergic airway responses in mouse models of asthma. Acidic mammalian chitinase…”
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Visualization of Active Glucocerebrosidase in Rodent Brain with High Spatial Resolution following In Situ Labeling with Fluorescent Activity Based Probes
Published in PloS one (29-09-2015)“…Gaucher disease is characterized by lysosomal accumulation of glucosylceramide due to deficient activity of lysosomal glucocerebrosidase (GBA). In cells,…”
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Characterization of human phagocyte-derived chitotriosidase, a component of innate immunity
Published in International immunology (01-11-2005)“…Man has been found to produce highly conserved chitinases. The most prominent is the phagocyte-derived chitotriosidase, the plasma levels of which are markedly…”
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