Article
CFTR mutations altering CFTR fragmentation.
The Biochemical journal - 1 Jan 2013
Tosoni Kendra, Stobbart Michelle, Cassidy Diane M, Venerando Andrea, Pagano Mario A, Luz Simão, Amaral Margarida D, Kunzelmann Karl, Pinna Lorenzo A, Farinha Carlos M, Mehta Anil
Abstract excerpt
Most CF (cystic fibrosis) results from deletion of a phenylalanine (F508) in the CFTR {CF transmembrane-conductance regulator; ABCC7 [ABC (ATP-binding cassette) sub-family C member 7]} which causes ER (endoplasmic reticulum) degradation of the mutant. Using stably CFTR-expressing BHK (baby-hamster kidney) cell lines we demonstrated that wild-type CTFR and the F508delCFTR mutant are cleaved into differently sized...
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