Nature Communications (Apr 2021)

ATP6V0A1 encoding the a1-subunit of the V0 domain of vacuolar H+-ATPases is essential for brain development in humans and mice

  • Kazushi Aoto,
  • Mitsuhiro Kato,
  • Tenpei Akita,
  • Mitsuko Nakashima,
  • Hiroki Mutoh,
  • Noriyuki Akasaka,
  • Jun Tohyama,
  • Yoshiko Nomura,
  • Kyoko Hoshino,
  • Yasuhiko Ago,
  • Ryuta Tanaka,
  • Orna Epstein,
  • Revital Ben-Haim,
  • Eli Heyman,
  • Takehiro Miyazaki,
  • Hazrat Belal,
  • Shuji Takabayashi,
  • Chihiro Ohba,
  • Atsushi Takata,
  • Takeshi Mizuguchi,
  • Satoko Miyatake,
  • Noriko Miyake,
  • Atsuo Fukuda,
  • Naomichi Matsumoto,
  • Hirotomo Saitsu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22389-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 17

Abstract

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A member of the vacuolar H+-ATPase family, ATP6V0A1 is involved in lysosomal activity. Here, the authors report that ATP6V0A1 variants identified in individuals with developmental and epileptic encephalopathy are associated with impairment of lysosomal acidification, autophagy and mTORC1 signaling, suggesting an essential role of ATP6V0A1 in brain development.