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Functional analyses of glycyl-tRNA synthetase mutations suggest a key role for tRNA-charging enzymes in peripheral axons.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 11 Oct 2006
Antonellis Anthony, Lee-Lin Shih-Queen, Wasterlain Amy, Leo Paul, Quezado Martha, Goldfarb Lev G, Myung Kyungjae, Burgess Shawn, Fischbeck Kenneth H, Green Eric D
Abstract excerpt
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2D (CMT2D) and distal spinal muscular atrophy type V (dSMA-V) are axonal neuropathies characterized by a phenotype that is more severe in the upper extremities. We previously implicated mutations in the gene encoding glycyl-tRNA synthetase (GARS) as the cause of CMT2D and dSMA-V. GARS is a member of the family of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases responsible for charging tRNA with...
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