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Functional characterization of two RAB27A missense mutations found in Griscelli syndrome type 2.
Pigment cell & melanoma research - 1 Jun 2010
Ohbayashi Norihiko, Mamishi Setareh, Ishibashi Koutaro, Maruta Yuto, Pourakbari Babak, Tamizifar Banafshe, Mohammadpour Masoud, Fukuda Mitsunori, Parvaneh Nima
Abstract excerpt
Human Griscelli syndrome type 2 (GS-2) is characterized by partial albinism and a severe immunologic disorder as a result of RAB27A mutations. In melanocytes, Rab27A forms a tripartite complex with a specific effector Slac2-a/melanophilin and myosin Va, and the complex regulates melanosome transport. Here, we report a novel homozygous missense mutation of Rab27A, i.e. K22R, in a Persian GS-2 patient and the...
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