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Ubiquitin ligases of the N-end rule pathway: assessment of mutations in UBR1 that cause the Johanson-Blizzard syndrome.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Hwang Cheol-Sang, Sukalo Maja, Batygin Olga, Addor Marie-Claude, Brunner Han, Aytes Antonio Perez, Mayerle Julia, Song Hyun Kyu, Varshavsky Alexander, Zenker Martin
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BACKGROUND: Johanson-Blizzard syndrome (JBS; OMIM 243800) is an autosomal recessive disorder that includes congenital exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, facial dysmorphism with the characteristic nasal wing hypoplasia, multiple malformations, and frequent mental retardation. Our previous work has shown that JBS is caused by mutations in human UBR1, which encodes one of the E3 ubiquitin ligases of the N-end rule...
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