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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Dec 22.
Published in final edited form as: Expert Opin Orphan Drugs. 2019 Nov 27;7(11):473–500. doi: 10.1080/21678707.2019.1684258

Table III.

Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinoses Animal Models

Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses type1 Gene/protein (variant) Mouse models Large animal models with neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses defects2
CLN1 PPT1 (INCL) Cln1−/−, Ppt1Δex4, Ppt1Δex9, Cln1R151X103 Miniature Dachshund
CLN2 TPP1 (LINCL) Tpp1−/−, Arg446His, Cln2R207X/R207X110, TgLSL-TPP1111 Long-haired Dachshund2
CLN3 CLN3 (JNCL) Cln3−/−, Cln3Δex1−6, Cln3Δex7−8 ExeGen mini pig
CLN4 DNAJC5, CSPα, (ANCL) None None
CLN5 CLN5 Cln5Δex3 Borderdale sheep119,120, Devon cattle, Border collie
CLN6 CLN6 nclf (c.307insC) South Hampshire sheep2, Merino sheep127, Australian shepherd
CLN7 MFSD8 Mfsd8tm1a/tm1128a Chihuahua131, Japanese Macaque132
CLN8 CLN8 Cln8/mnd (c.267–268insC) English setter2, Alpine Dachsbracke134, Saluki135
CLN9 unknown None None
CLN10 Cathepsin D (CTSD) CTSD −/−136 Swedish Landrace sheep, American bulldog
CLN11 Progranulin Grn−/−139, PGRN-deficient140
CLN12 ATPase 13A2, None Tibetan terrier
CLN13 Cathepsin F (CTSF) Ctsf−/− None
CLN14 K+ channel protein (KCTD7) None None
Unknown NCL genetic defect unknown Rambouillet sheep, Beefmaster & Holstein cattle, domestic ferret, short-haired Siamese & Japanese cats, Aegidienberger horse, Nubian goat, Vietnamese pot-bellied pig, Lovebird parrot, Cynomologous monkey, Mallet duck, and dogs such as the American Staffordshire terrier, Australian terrier, Polish lowland sheepdog, Miniature schnauzer, Cocker spaniel, Dalmatian, Japanese retriever, Welsh corgi, Labrador retriever, Australian cattle dog
1

Soluble proteins (CLN1, CLN2, CLN5, CLN10, CLN13); transmembrane proteins (CLN3, CLN6, CLN7, CLN8, CLN12, CLN14).

2

Active experimental populations available for study.