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Structural basis for the nucleotide-dependent dimerization of the large G protein atlastin-1/SPG3A.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 8 Feb 2011
Byrnes Laura J, Sondermann Holger
Abstract excerpt
The large GTPase atlastin belongs to the dynamin superfamily that has been widely implicated in facilitating membrane tubulation, fission, and in select cases, fusion. Mutations spread across atlastin isoform 1 (atlastin-1) have been identified in patients suffering from hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP), a neurodegenerative disorder affecting motor neuron function in the lower extremities. On a molecular...
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