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Ribonuclear inclusions and MBNL1 nuclear sequestration do not affect myoblast differentiation but alter gene splicing in myotonic dystrophy type 2.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 May 2009
Cardani Rosanna, Baldassa Simona, Botta Annalisa, Rinaldi Fabrizio, Novelli Giuseppe, Mancinelli Enzo, Meola Giovanni
Abstract excerpt
Myotonic dystrophy type 2 (DM2) is an autosomal dominant multisystemic disorder caused by a CCTG expansion in intron 1 of the zinc finger protein 9 gene on chromosome 3. Mutant transcripts are retained in muscle nuclei producing ribonuclear inclusions, which can bind specific RNA-binding proteins leading to a reduction in their activity. The nuclear sequestration of muscleblind-like proteins appears to be...
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