Missense mutations in the globular tail of myosin-Va indilutemice partially impair binding of Slac2-a/melanophilin

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The well-known coat-color mutant mouse dilute exhibits a defect in melanosome transport, and although various mutations in the myosin-Va gene, which encodes an actin-based motor protein, have been identified in dilute mice, why missense mutations in the globular tail of myosin-Va, a putative cargo-binding site, cause the dilute phenotype (i.e. lighter coat color) has never been elucidated. In this study we...

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