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Early postnatal death and motor disorders in mice congenitally deficient in calnexin expression.
Molecular and cellular biology - 1 Nov 2002
Denzel Angela, Molinari Maurizio, Trigueros Cesar, Martin Joanne E, Velmurgan Shanti, Brown Sue, Stamp Gordon, Owen Michael J
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Calnexin is a ubiquitously expressed type I membrane protein which is exclusively localized in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). In mammalian cells, calnexin functions as a chaperone molecule and plays a key role in glycoprotein folding and quality control within the ER by interacting with folding intermediates via their monoglucosylated glycans. In order to gain more insight into the physiological roles of...
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