Contribution of brain intrinsic branched-chain amino acid metabolismin a novel mouse model of maple syrup urine disease
Amanda Kuhs, Laura Ohl, Tegan Thurston, Jeet Bahadur Singh, Sangeetha Bhuyan, Sarah A. Grandinette, Jing Xu, Sophie A. Siemsgluess, Youseff Jakher, Rebecca C. Ahrens‐Nicklas
This study develops a brain-specific MSUD mouse model to investigate the role of brain-intrinsic BCAA metabolism in chronic neurologic disease, finding elevated BCAA levels and functional deficits.
Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease · Feb 4, 2025Peer-reviewedGenetics