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J Biol Chem, Vol. 273, Issue 33, 21386-21392, August 14, 1998

A Pro⁵⁰⁴  Ser Substitution in the -Subunit of -Hexosaminidase A Inhibits -Subunit Hydrolysis of G_M2 Ganglioside, Resulting in Chronic Sandhoff Disease

Yongmin Hou^§, Beth McInnes, Aleksander Hinek, George Karpati^¶, and Don Mahuran^§

From the  The Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada, the ^§ Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C4, Canada, and the ^¶ Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University and Montreal Neurological Institute, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2B4, Canada

The G_M2 gangliosidoses are caused by mutations in the genes encoding the - (Tay-Sachs) or - (Sandhoff) subunits of heterodimeric -hexosaminidase A (Hex A), or the G_M2 activator protein (AB variant), a substrate-specific co-factor for Hex A. Although the active site associated with the hydrolysis of G_M2 ganglioside, as well as part of the binding site for the ganglioside-activator complex, is associated with the -subunit, elements of the -subunit are also involved. Missense mutations in these genes normally result in the mutant protein being retained in the endoplasmic reticulum and degraded. The mutations associated with the B1-variant of Tay-Sachs are rare exceptions that directly affect residues in the -active site. We have previously reported two sisters with chronic Sandhoff disease who were heterozygous for the common HEXB deletion allele. Cells from these patients had higher than expected levels of mature -protein and residual Hex A activity, ~20%. We now identify these patients' second mutant allele as a C1510T transition encoding a -Pro⁵⁰⁴  Ser substitution. Biochemical characterization of Hex A from both patient cells and cotransfected CHO cells demonstrated that this substitution (a) decreases the level of heterodimer transport out of the endoplasmic reticulum by ~45%, (b) lowers its heat stability, (c) does not affect its K_m for neutral or charged artificial substrates, and (d) lowers the ratio of units of ganglioside/units of artificial substrate hydrolyzed by a factor of 3. We concluded that the -Pro⁵⁰⁴  Ser mutation directly affects the ability of Hex A to hydrolyze its natural substrate but not its artificial substrates. The effect of the mutation on ganglioside hydrolysis, combined with its effect on intracellular transport, produces chronic Sandhoff disease.

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