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- Amareth Lim, Tatiana Prokaeva, Lawreen H Connor, Rodney H Falk, Martha Skinner, and Catherine E Costello.
- Amyloid. 2002 Jun 1; 9 (2): 134-40.
AbstractTransthyretin (TTR) is a 127-amino acid residue protein synthesized mainly in the liver and in several minor sites, including the choroid plexus and the eye. In plasma, TTR circulates as a homotetramer and transports the hormone thyroxine and the retinol-binding protein-vitamin A complex. It is hypothesized that amino acid substitutions in TTR destabilize the tetramer by causing each subunit toform intermediates that may self-associate into amyloid fibrils. Deposition of wild type TTR, its variants and/or fragments as amyloid fibrils in tissues and organs is associated with familial transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR). Reported herein is the characterization of a novel TTR Thr59Lys/Arg104His in a patient of Chinese ancestry, who was diagnosed with ATTR. The two variant proteins and the double gene mutations in this compound heterozygous case were detected and identified using a multifaceted approach consisting of isoelectric focusing, electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (MS), matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight MS in combination with enzymatic digestion, and direct DNA sequence analysis. Previous studies have shown that the TTR Arg104His variant is non-pathologic. It appeared to provide a protective effect in another compound heterozygous case (TTR Val30Met/Arg104His). However, the TTR Arg104His variant when presented with the TTR Thr59Lys variant did not seem to have any protective role.
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