Therefore, whereas activation of UPR has been reported in brain tissue and cultured neurons of mice deficient for the lysosomal palmitoyl protein thioesterase-1, a mouse model of human infantile NCL (CLN1) [22], our data lead us to conclude that different pathogenetic mechanisms are responsible for the relatively similar clinical symptoms and neurodegeneration in Cln1-deficient and Cln6-defective mouse models. The gene discussed is CLN6; the disease is infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis.