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Mechanisms underlying intranuclear rod formation.
Brain : a journal of neurology - 1 Dec 2007
Domazetovska Ana, Ilkovski Biljana, Cooper Sandra T, Ghoddusi Majid, Hardeman Edna C, Minamide Laurie S, Gunning Peter W, Bamburg James R, North Kathryn N
Abstract excerpt
Specific mutations within the alpha-skeletal actin gene (ACTA1) result in intranuclear rod myopathy (IRM), characterized by rod-like aggregates containing actin and alpha-actinin-2 inside the nucleus of muscle cells. The mechanism leading to formation of intranuclear aggregates containing sarcomeric proteins and their impact on cell function and contribution to disease pathogenesis is unknown. In this study, we...
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