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Dehydrated hereditary stomatocytosis linked to gain-of-function mutations in mechanically activated PIEZO1 ion channels.
Nature communications - 1 Jan 2013
Albuisson Juliette, Murthy Swetha E, Bandell Michael, Coste Bertrand, Louis-Dit-Picard Hélène, Mathur Jayanti, Fénéant-Thibault Madeleine, Tertian Gérard, de Jaureguiberry Jean-Pierre, Syfuss Pierre-Yves, Cahalan Stuart, Garçon Loic, Toutain Fabienne, Simon Rohrlich Pierre, Delaunay Jean, Picard Véronique, Jeunemaitre Xavier, Patapoutian Ardem
Abstract excerpt
Dehydrated hereditary stomatocytosis is a genetic condition with defective red blood cell membrane properties that causes an imbalance in intracellular cation concentrations. Recently, two missense mutations in the mechanically activated PIEZO1 (FAM38A) ion channel were associated with dehydrated hereditary stomatocytosis. However, it is not known how these mutations affect PIEZO1 function. Here, by combining...
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