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Evaluation of the endoplasmic reticulum-stress response in eIF2B-mutated lymphocytes and lymphoblasts from CACH/VWM patients.
BMC neurology - 19 Oct 2010
Horzinski Laetitia, Kantor Liraz, Huyghe Aurélia, Schiffmann Raphael, Elroy-Stein Orna, Boespflug-Tanguy Odile, Fogli Anne
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B (eIF2B), a guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) and a key regulator of translation initiation under normal and stress conditions, causes an autosomal recessive leukodystrophy of a wide clinical spectrum. EBV-immortalised lymphocytes (EIL) from eIF2B-mutated patients exhibit a decrease in eIF2B GEF activity. eIF2B-mutated primary fibroblasts have a...
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