Comparison of the α-mannosidases in fibroblast cultures from patients with mannosidosis and mucolipidosis II and from controls

Abstract

The intracellular and extracellular acidic alpha-mannosidase in cultures of fibroblasts from mucolipidosis-II patients has normal kinetics. The extracellular activity in cultures of cells from mannosidosis patients is normal, but a mutant enzyme is associated with the cell surface and intracellular fraction. The results support the involvement of membrane cycling and recognition markers in lysosomal enzyme localization.