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Drosophila Atlastin regulates the stability of muscle microtubules and is required for synapse development.
Developmental biology - 15 Jun 2009
Lee Mihye, Paik Sang Kyoo, Lee Min-Jung, Kim Yoon-Jung, Kim Sungdae, Nahm Minyeop, Oh Soo-Jin, Kim Hyun-Man, Yim Jeongbin, Lee C Justin, Bae Yong Chul, Lee Seungbok
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Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) is an inherited neurological disorder characterized by progressive spasticity and weakness of the lower extremities. The most common early-onset form of HSP is caused by mutations in the human gene that encodes the dynamin-family GTPase Atlastin-1 (Atl-1). Recently, loss of the Drosophila ortholog of Atl-1 (Atl) has been found to induce locomotor impairments from the earliest...
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