Moreover, 2 hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathies type 1 (HSANI)-associated mutations of ATL3 (Tyr192Cys and Pro338Arg) impair ATL3's binding to GABARAP and function in reticulophagy.
The same mutation (p.Tyr192Cys) was identified in a second family with similar clinical outcome by screening a large cohort of 115 patients with hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathies.
Moreover, hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type I (HSAN I)-associated ATL3 mutations (Y192C and P338R) disrupt ATL3's association with GABARAP and impair ATL3's function in ER-phagy, suggesting that defective ER-phagy is involved in HSAN I.