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The PICALM protein plays a key role in iron homeostasis and cell proliferation.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Scotland Paula B, Heath Jessica L, Conway Amanda E, Porter Natasha B, Armstrong Michael B, Walker Jennifer A, Klebig Mitchell L, Lavau Catherine P, Wechsler Daniel S
Abstract excerpt
The ubiquitously expressed phosphatidylinositol binding clathrin assembly (PICALM) protein associates with the plasma membrane, binds clathrin, and plays a role in clathrin-mediated endocytosis. Alterations of the human PICALM gene are present in aggressive hematopoietic malignancies, and genome-wide association studies have recently linked the PICALM locus to late-onset Alzheimer's disease. Inactivating and...
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