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Functional characterization of sonic hedgehog mutations associated with holoprosencephaly.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 8 Oct 2004
Traiffort Elisabeth, Dubourg Christèle, Faure Hélène, Rognan Didier, Odent Sylvie, Durou Marie-Renée, David Véronique, Ruat Martial
Abstract excerpt
Mutations of the developmental gene Sonic hedgehog (SHH) and alterations of SHH signaling have been associated with holoprosencephaly (HPE), a rare disorder characterized by a large spectrum of brain and craniofacial anomalies. Based on the crystal structure of mouse N-terminal and Drosophila C-terminal hedgehog proteins, we have developed three-dimensional models of the corresponding human proteins (SHH-N,...
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