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Crystal structure of the yeast TSC1 core domain and implications for tuberous sclerosis pathological mutations.
Nature communications - 1 Jan 2013
Sun Wei, Zhu Ye Julia, Wang Zhizhi, Zhong Qiang, Gao Feng, Lou Jizhong, Gong Weimin, Xu Wenqing
Abstract excerpt
Tuberous sclerosis complex is a disease caused by mutations in two tumor-suppressor genes, TSC1 and TSC2. The TSC1 protein, also known as hamartin, has a critical role in controlling mTOR signalling. TSC1 does not bear apparent sequence homology with other proteins. Here we show that the N-terminal half of yeast TSC1 forms a protease-resistant domain, which is evolutionarily conserved. The crystal structure of...
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