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KDEL tagging: a method for generating dominant-negative inhibitors of the secretion of TGF-beta superfamily proteins.
The International journal of developmental biology - 1 Jan 2012
Matsukawa Shinya, Moriyama Yuki, Hayata Tadayoshi, Sasaki Haruka, Ito Yuzuru, Asashima Makoto, Kuroda Hiroki
Abstract excerpt
Most endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-retained proteins contain a carboxy-terminal signal sequence called the ER retention signal motif such as the Lys-Asp-Glu-Leu (KDEL) motif. Using this molecular mechanism, we developed a new dominant-negative assay, designated the KDEL-tag trap assay, to negatively regulate secretion of disulfide bond-dependent protein dimers, as typified by TGF-beta superfamily proteins. First, we...
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