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Recruitment into stress granules prevents irreversible aggregation of FUS protein mislocalized to the cytoplasm.
Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.) - 1 Oct 2013
Shelkovnikova Tatyana A, Robinson Hannah K, Connor-Robson Natalie, Buchman Vladimir L
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Fused in sarcoma (FUS) belongs to the group of RNA-binding proteins implicated as underlying factors in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and certain other neurodegenerative diseases. Multiple FUS gene mutations have been linked to hereditary forms, and aggregation of FUS protein is believed to play an important role in pathogenesis of these diseases. In cultured cells, FUS variants with disease-associated...
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