Structural highlights
Disease
CLAT_HUMAN Defects in CHAT are the cause of congenital myasthenic syndrome with episodic apnea (CMSEA) [MIM:254210; formerly known as familial infantile myasthenia gravis 2 (FIMG2). CMSEA is an autosomal recessive congenital myasthenic syndrome. Patients have myasthenic symptoms since birth or early infancy, negative tests for anti-AChR antibodies, and abrupt episodic crises with increased weakness, bulbar paralysis, and apnea precipitated by undue exertion, fever, or excitement.[1] [2]
Function
CLAT_HUMAN Catalyzes the reversible synthesis of acetylcholine (ACh) from acetyl CoA and choline at cholinergic synapses.
References
- ↑ Ohno K, Tsujino A, Brengman JM, Harper CM, Bajzer Z, Udd B, Beyring R, Robb S, Kirkham FJ, Engel AG. Choline acetyltransferase mutations cause myasthenic syndrome associated with episodic apnea in humans. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2001 Feb 13;98(4):2017-22. PMID:11172068 doi:10.1073/pnas.98.4.2017
- ↑ Kraner S, Laufenberg I, Strassburg HM, Sieb JP, Steinlein OK. Congenital myasthenic syndrome with episodic apnea in patients homozygous for a CHAT missense mutation. Arch Neurol. 2003 May;60(5):761-3. PMID:12756141 doi:10.1001/archneur.60.5.761
