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A disorder-to-order structural transition in the COOH-tail of Fz4 determines misfolding of the L501fsX533-Fz4 mutant.
Scientific reports - 1 Jan 2013
Lemma Valentina, D'Agostino Massimo, Caporaso Maria Gabriella, Mallardo Massimo, Oliviero Giorgia, Stornaiuolo Mariano, Bonatti Stefano
Abstract excerpt
Frizzled 4 belongs to the superfamily of G protein coupled receptors. The unstructured cytosolic tail of the receptor is essential for its activity. The mutation L501fsX533 in the fz4 gene results in a new COOH-tail of the receptor and causes a form of Familial exudative vitreoretinopathy. Here we show that the mutated tail is structured. Two amphipathic helices, displaying affinity for membranes and resembling...
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