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Mutations in desmin's carboxy-terminal "tail" domain severely modify filament and network mechanics.
Journal of molecular biology - 16 Apr 2010
Bär Harald, Schopferer Michael, Sharma Sarika, Hochstein Bernhard, Mücke Norbert, Herrmann Harald, Willenbacher Norbert
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Inherited mutations in the gene coding for the intermediate filament protein desmin have been demonstrated to cause severe skeletal and cardiac myopathies. Unexpectedly, some of the mutated desmins, in particular those carrying single amino acid alterations in the non-alpha-helical carboxy-termin...
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