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The Wilson disease protein ATP7B resides in the late endosomes with Rab7 and the Niemann-Pick C1 protein.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Feb 2005
Harada Masaru, Kawaguchi Takumi, Kumemura Hiroto, Terada Kunihiko, Ninomiya Haruaki, Taniguchi Eitaro, Hanada Shinichiro, Baba Shinji, Maeyama Michiko, Koga Hironori, Ueno Takato, Furuta Koh, Suganuma Tatsuo, Sugiyama Toshihiro, Sata Michio
Abstract excerpt
Wilson disease is a genetic disorder characterized by the accumulation of copper in the body due to a defect of biliary copper excretion. Although the Wilson disease gene has been cloned, the cellular localization of the gene product (ATP7B) has not been fully clarified. Therefore, the precise physiological action of ATP7B is still unknown. We examined the distribution of ATP7B using an anti-ATP7B antibody, green...
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