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Protein arginine methyltransferase 1 and 8 interact with FUS to modify its sub-cellular distribution and toxicity in vitro and in vivo.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Scaramuzzino Chiara, Monaghan John, Milioto Carmelo, Lanson Nicholas A, Maltare Astha, Aggarwal Tanya, Casci Ian, Fackelmayer Frank O, Pennuto Maria, Pandey Udai Bhan
Abstract excerpt
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a late onset and progressive motor neuron disease. Mutations in the gene coding for fused in sarcoma/translocated in liposarcoma (FUS) are responsible for some cases of both familial and sporadic forms of ALS. The mechanism through which mutations of FUS result in motor neuron degeneration and loss is not known. FUS belongs to the family of TET proteins, which are regulated...
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