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Human PTRF mutations cause secondary deficiency of caveolins resulting in muscular dystrophy with generalized lipodystrophy.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Sept 2009
Hayashi Yukiko K, Matsuda Chie, Ogawa Megumu, Goto Kanako, Tominaga Kayo, Mitsuhashi Satomi, Park Young-Eun, Nonaka Ikuya, Hino-Fukuyo Naomi, Haginoya Kazuhiro, Sugano Hisashi, Nishino Ichizo
Abstract excerpt
Caveolae are invaginations of the plasma membrane involved in many cellular processes, including clathrin-independent endocytosis, cholesterol transport, and signal transduction. They are characterized by the presence of caveolin proteins. Mutations that cause deficiency in caveolin-3, which is expressed exclusively in skeletal and cardiac muscle, have been linked to muscular dystrophy. Polymerase I and...
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