BiochemistryNature Cell BiologyPeer-reviewed
Stereospecific GPG acylation by CLN8 drives BMP biosynthesis and its loss leads to Batten disease
Pradeep Kumar Sheokand, Denis Lacabanne, Andrew M. James…·Kasparas Petkevicius
This study identifies CLN8 as a stereospecific GPG acyltransferase critical for BMP biosynthesis, showing its loss causes Batten disease and that S,S-LPG supplementation can restore BMP and improve neurological symptoms.