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A structural basis for Lowe syndrome caused by mutations in the Rab-binding domain of OCRL1.
The EMBO journal - 20 Apr 2011
Hou Xiaomin, Hagemann Nina, Schoebel Stefan, Blankenfeldt Wulf, Goody Roger S, Erdmann Kai S, Itzen Aymelt
Abstract excerpt
The oculocerebrorenal syndrome of Lowe (OCRL), also called Lowe syndrome, is characterized by defects of the nervous system, the eye and the kidney. Lowe syndrome is a monogenetic X-linked disease caused by mutations of the inositol-5-phosphatase OCRL1. OCRL1 is a membrane-bound protein recruited to membranes via interaction with a variety of Rab proteins. The structural and kinetic basis of OCRL1 for the...
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