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Temperature sensitive secretion of mutant myocilins.
Experimental eye research - 1 Jun 2006
Vollrath Douglas, Liu Yuhui
Abstract excerpt
Recent studies have demonstrated that glaucoma-causing mutant myocilin proteins are misfolded and retained in the endoplasmic reticulum of cells. We showed previously that P370L mutant myocilin is poorly secreted at 37 degrees C and prolonged expression of the protein in differentiated human trabecular meshwork cells results in abnormal morphology and cell killing. Culturing cells at a lower temperature, a...
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