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Rapamycin reverses cellular phenotypes and enhances mutant protein clearance in Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome cells.
Science translational medicine - 29 Jun 2011
Cao Kan, Graziotto John J, Blair Cecilia D, Mazzulli Joseph R, Erdos Michael R, Krainc Dimitri, Collins Francis S
Abstract excerpt
Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a lethal genetic disorder characterized by premature aging. HGPS is most commonly caused by a de novo single-nucleotide substitution in the lamin A/C gene (LMNA) that partially activates a cryptic splice donor site in exon 11, producing an abnormal lamin A protein termed progerin. Accumulation of progerin in dividing cells adversely affects the integrity of the...
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