Setting the stage for a role of the postsynaptic proteome in inherited neurometabolic disorders

J Inherit Metab Dis. 2018 Nov;41(6):1093-1101. doi: 10.1007/s10545-018-0240-x. Epub 2018 Aug 21.

Abstract

Neurotransmitter diseases are a well-defined group of metabolic conditions caused, in most instances, by genes specifically expressed in the presynaptic button. Better understanding of presynaptic molecular physiology, both in normal and pathological conditions, should help develop therapeutical strategies. The clinical relevance of the presynapse in inherited metabolic disorders is in glaring contrast with that of the postsynaptic component, which so far does not seem to play a relevant role in these disorders. This is somewhat surprising, as postsynaptic proteins are known to be involved in many nervous system diseases, particularly in neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders. The goal of this article is to explore if defects in the sophisticated postsynaptic machinery could also have a role in neurometabolic disorders.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Metabolic Diseases / genetics*
  • Metabolic Diseases / metabolism
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins / genetics*
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins / metabolism
  • Nervous System Diseases / genetics*
  • Nervous System Diseases / metabolism
  • Neurodevelopmental Disorders / genetics*
  • Neurodevelopmental Disorders / metabolism
  • Proteome*
  • Synapses / metabolism
  • Synapses / pathology

Substances

  • Nerve Tissue Proteins
  • Proteome
  • postsynaptic density proteins