Lysosomal TMEM106B interacts with galactosylceramidase to regulate myelin lipid metabolism
Takahashi H, Perez-Canamas A, Lee C, Ye H, Han X, Strittmatter S. Lysosomal TMEM106B interacts with galactosylceramidase to regulate myelin lipid metabolism. Communications Biology 2024, 7: 1088. PMID: 39237682, PMCID: PMC11377756, DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-06810-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyelin lipid metabolismCo-immunoprecipitation assaysSulfated derivative sulfatideLipid metabolismAssociated with multiple neurological disordersCo-immunoprecipitationTMEM106BTransmembrane proteinsAmyloid fibrilsTMEM106B deficiencyHypomyelinating leukodystrophyAlzheimer's diseasePhysiological functionsFrontotemporal dementiaMolecular levelNeurodegenerative brainGalactosylceramidaseLipidomic analysisMultiple neurological disordersMetabolismMyelin lipidsDecreased levelsEndolysosomesAmyloidGalactosylceramidase activity