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Mucolipidosis type IV and the mucolipins.
Biochemical Society transactions - 1 Dec 2010
Bach Gideon, Zeevi David A, Frumkin Ayala, Kogot-Levin Aviram
Abstract excerpt
MLIV (mucolipidosis type IV) is a neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disorder caused by mutations in MCOLN1, a gene that encodes TRPML1 (mucolipin-1), a member of the TRPML (transient receptor potential mucolipin) cation channels. Two additional homologues are TRPML2 and TRPML3 comprising the TRPML subgroup in the TRP superfamily. The three proteins play apparently key roles along the endocytosis process, and...
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