Article
FSHD myotubes with different phenotypes exhibit distinct proteomes.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Tassin Alexandra, Leroy Baptiste, Laoudj-Chenivesse Dalila, Wauters Armelle, Vanderplanck Céline, Le Bihan Marie-Catherine, Coppée Frédérique, Wattiez Ruddy, Belayew Alexandra
Abstract excerpt
Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is a progressive muscle disorder linked to a contraction of the D4Z4 repeat array in the 4q35 subtelomeric region. This deletion induces epigenetic modifications that affect the expression of several genes located in the vicinity. In each D4Z4 element, we identified the double homeobox 4 (DUX4) gene. DUX4 expresses a transcription factor that plays a major role in the...
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