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Unstable mutants in the peripheral endosomal membrane component ALS2 cause early-onset motor neuron disease.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 23 Dec 2003
Yamanaka Koji, Vande Velde Christine, Eymard-Pierre Eleonore, Bertini Enrico, Boespflug-Tanguy Odile, Cleveland Don W
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in ALS2, carrying three putative guanine exchange factor (GEF) domains, are causative for a juvenile, autosomal recessive form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), primary lateral sclerosis, and infantile-ascending hereditary spastic paralysis. Endogenous ALS2 is shown here to be enriched in nervous tissue and to be peripherally bound to the cytoplasmic face of endosomal membranes, an association...
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