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Myotonia-related mutations in the distal C-terminus of ClC-1 and ClC-0 chloride channels affect the structure of a poly-proline helix.
The Biochemical journal - 1 Apr 2007
Macías María J, Teijido Oscar, Zifarelli Giovanni, Martin Pau, Ramirez-Espain Ximena, Zorzano Antonio, Palacín Manuel, Pusch Michael, Estévez Raúl
Abstract excerpt
Myotonia is a state of hyperexcitability of skeletal-muscle fibres. Mutations in the ClC-1 Cl- channel cause recessive and dominant forms of this disease. Mutations have been described throughout the protein-coding region, including three sequence variations (A885P, R894X and P932L) in a distal C-terminal stretch of residues [CTD (C-terminal domain) region] that are not conserved between CLC proteins. We show...
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