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Niemann-Pick type C1 I1061T mutant encodes a functional protein that is selected for endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation due to protein misfolding.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 28 Mar 2008
Gelsthorpe Mark E, Baumann Nikola, Millard Elizabeth, Gale Sarah E, Langmade S Joshua, Schaffer Jean E, Ory Daniel S
Abstract excerpt
Over 200 disease-causing mutations have been identified in the NPC1 gene. The most prevalent mutation, NPC1(I1061T), is predicted to lie within the cysteine-rich luminal domain and is associated with the classic juvenile-onset phenotype of Niemann-Pick type C disease. To gain insight into the mol...
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