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Alternative splicing controls myotonic dystrophy protein kinase structure, enzymatic activity, and subcellular localization.
Molecular and cellular biology - 1 Aug 2003
Wansink Derick G, van Herpen René E M A, Coerwinkel-Driessen Marga M, Groenen Patricia J T A, Hemmings Brian A, Wieringa Bé
Abstract excerpt
Transcripts of the myotonic dystrophy protein kinase (DMPK) gene, a member of the Rho kinase family, are subject to cell-type specific alternative splicing. An imbalance in the splice isoform profile of DMPK may play a role in the pathogenesis of DM1, a severe multisystemic disorder. Here, we report how structural subdomains determine biochemical properties and subcellular distribution of DMPK isoforms. A newly...
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