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A novel bipartite phospholipid-binding module in the neurofibromatosis type 1 protein.
EMBO reports - 1 Feb 2006
D'Angelo Igor, Welti Stefan, Bonneau Fabien, Scheffzek Klaus
Abstract excerpt
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a common tumour predisposition syndrome associated with numerous clinical complications. Mutations in the tumour suppressor gene NF1 are responsible for disease pathogenesis. This gene encodes the 320 kDa protein neurofibromin, the only clearly defined function of which is to act as a Ras-specific GTPase-activating protein (RasGAP). Here we report the structural discovery of a...
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