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Osteopetrosis mutation R444L causes endoplasmic reticulum retention and misprocessing of vacuolar H+-ATPase a3 subunit.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 3 Aug 2012
Bhargava Ajay, Voronov Irina, Wang Yongqiang, Glogauer Michael, Kartner Norbert, Manolson Morris F
Abstract excerpt
Osteopetrosis is a genetic bone disease characterized by increased bone density and fragility. The R444L missense mutation in the human V-ATPase a3 subunit (TCIRG1) is one of several known mutations in a3 and other proteins that can cause this disease. The autosomal recessive R444L mutation results in a particularly malignant form of infantile osteopetrosis that is lethal in infancy, or early childhood. We have...
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