Nature Communications (May 2016)

Mutations in SLC39A14 disrupt manganese homeostasis and cause childhood-onset parkinsonism–dystonia

  • Karin Tuschl,
  • Esther Meyer,
  • Leonardo E. Valdivia,
  • Ningning Zhao,
  • Chris Dadswell,
  • Alaa Abdul-Sada,
  • Christina Y. Hung,
  • Michael A. Simpson,
  • W. K. Chong,
  • Thomas S. Jacques,
  • Randy L. Woltjer,
  • Simon Eaton,
  • Allison Gregory,
  • Lynn Sanford,
  • Eleanna Kara,
  • Henry Houlden,
  • Stephan M. Cuno,
  • Holger Prokisch,
  • Lorella Valletta,
  • Valeria Tiranti,
  • Rasha Younis,
  • Eamonn R. Maher,
  • John Spencer,
  • Ania Straatman-Iwanowska,
  • Paul Gissen,
  • Laila A. M. Selim,
  • Guillem Pintos-Morell,
  • Wifredo Coroleu-Lletget,
  • Shekeeb S. Mohammad,
  • Sangeetha Yoganathan,
  • Russell C. Dale,
  • Maya Thomas,
  • Jason Rihel,
  • Olaf A. Bodamer,
  • Caroline A. Enns,
  • Susan J. Hayflick,
  • Peter T. Clayton,
  • Philippa B. Mills,
  • Manju A. Kurian,
  • Stephen W. Wilson

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11601
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

Read online

Karin Tuschl, Philippa Mills and colleagues report mutations in the manganese (Mn) transporter gene SLC39A14in childhood-onset parkinsonism-dystonia. Using functional recapitulation, the authors also show that slc39A14 loss-of-function in zebrafish can lead to Mn dysregulation and locomotor impairment.