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Defective SLC5A7 in the neurotransmitter release cycle causes distal hereditary motor neuronopathy 7A (HMN7A)

Summary

Organism

Homo sapiens (human)

Reactome

R-HSA-5619114

PubChem

R-HSA-5619114

Description

The human SLC5A7 gene encodes a sodium- and chloride-dependent, high affinity choline transporter (CHT) transports choline (Cho) from the extracellular space into neuronal cells. Cho uptake is the rate-limiting step in acetylcholine synthesis, a neurotransmitter released at the neuromuscular junction (NMJ). Defects in SLC5A7 can cause distal hereditary motor neuronopathy 7A (HMN7A; MIM:158580). Distal hereditary motor neuronopathies are a group of neuromuscular disorders caused by selective degeneration of motor neurons in the anterior horn of the spinal cord, without sensory deficit in the posterior horn. The clinical picture consists of a progressive distal muscle wasting and weakness in the legs without clinical sensory loss (Barwick et al. 2012).

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UniProt ID	Protein Name	Gene Symbol	Pathway Viewer
Q9GZV3	High affinity choline transporter 1	CHT1 SLC5A7	view

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