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Association of progerin-interactive partner proteins with lamina proteins: Mel18 is associated with emerin in HGPS.
Beijing da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Peking University. Health sciences - 18 Aug 2009
Ju Wei-na, Brown W Ted, Zhong Nanbert
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS or progeria) is a childhood disorder with features of premature aging and is caused by mutations in the lamin A gene resulting in the production of an abnormal protein, termed progerin. To investigate the underlying pathogenic mechanism, we studied the nuclear co-localization and association of progerin interactive partner proteins (PIPPs) with lamina...
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