HSAN1: Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathy Type 1 2004 Dennis Kunkel Microscopy, Inc.

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HSAN1: Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathy Type Dennis Kunkel Microscopy, Inc.

What is HSAN1? Dominantly inherited peripheral neuropathy Characterized by severe sensory loss (ie. temperature, pressure, pain) Starts in the extremities, usually in the feet first Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathy Type 1

 Loss of sensation (pain, temperature, pressure) in the feet and hands  Loss of reflexes in hands and feet  Painless skin injuries that lead to: chronic ulcers osteomyelitis (bone infection and inflammation)  Peripheral muscle wasting and weakness  Lightening pains (sharp or shooting pains)  Amputations  Motor impairment Symptoms of HSAN1: Onset of disease usually occurs in the late teens to 2 nd decade of life

Sensory neurons carry information about the environment, such as pressure, touch, temperature, and pain to the spinal cord. From there, signals get carried to the brain to tell the body what sensation is being detected. What Normally Happens to Relay Sensory Info? sensory info going to spinal cord SENSORY NEURON

In people with HSAN1, loss of sensory neuron function eventually leads to a loss of sensory perception Since the neurons responsible for relaying the messages received in the skin are no longer present or functioning, no messages (ie. pain, pressure, temperature) can be transmitted

What Causes HSAN1? HSAN1 has been found to be caused by mutations in the genes, SPTLC1 and SPTLC2 Genes contain information to make specific Proteins (ie. enzymes) Genes are pieces of DNA (genetic instructions for making living organisms)

What Do These Genes Do? SPTLC1 and SPTLC2 encode two subunits of the enzyme, Serine Palmitoyltransferase (SPT) SPTLC1 SPTLC2 Serine Palmitoyltransferase (SPT)

SPT completes the first and rate-limiting step in the production of sphingolipids (see circle in diagram) Palmitoyl CoA + Serine 3-ketodihydrosphingosine dihydrosphingosine dihydroceramide ceramide sphingomyelinglucosylceramide SPT Pathway for Sphingolipid Production: (sphingolipids) What Does SPT Do?

What are Sphingolipids? Sphingolipids play an important role in cell structure and signaling… …especially in neurons

What Happens in HSAN1? Based on findings in humans and mice, HSAN1 is thought to be caused by the accumulation of two atypical deoxysphingoid bases (DSBs) DSBs

What Causes DSBs? DSBs are caused by an alteration is SPT substrate specificity: Normal SPT picks up the amino acid, serine, during the first step of sphingolipid synthesis Mutated SPT picks up other amino acids, like glycine and alanine, in addition to serine SPT serine alanine glycine

The Result? The formation of DSBs that can’t be degraded or converted into complex sphingolipids

What Happens to the DSBs ? These DSBs accumulate in the cell where they have been shown to have pronounced neurotoxic effects

What Could This Mean for HSAN1 Patients? Treatment with a serine supplement Prevention of the formation and accumulation of the toxic DSBs = halt in disease progression? Mutated SPT has better chance of picking up serine instead of alternate amino acids

 Pilot study using serine supplementation in a small subset of HSAN1 patients is about to begin  Under the direction of Dr. Robert Brown, UMASS Medical Center, and Dr. Florian Eichler, Massachusetts General Hospital.