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Structural insights into retinitis pigmentosa from unfolding simulations of rhodopsin mutants.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology - 1 Sept 2010
Fanelli Francesca, Seeber Michele
Abstract excerpt
Disease-causing missense mutations in membrane proteins, such as rhodopsin mutations associated with the autosomal dominant form of retinitis pigmentosa (ADRP), are often linked to defects in folding and/or trafficking. The mechanical unfolding of wild-type rhodopsin was compared with that of 20 selected ADRP-linked mutants more or less defective in folding and retinal binding. Rhodopsin fold is characterized by...
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