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Microvillus inclusion disease: loss of Myosin vb disrupts intracellular traffic and cell polarity.
Traffic (Copenhagen, Denmark) - 1 Jan 2014
Thoeni Cornelia E, Vogel Georg F, Tancevski Ivan, Geley Stephan, Lechner Silvia, Pfaller Kristian, Hess Michael W, Müller Thomas, Janecke Andreas R, Avitzur Yaron, Muise Aleixo, Cutz Ernest, Huber Lukas A
Abstract excerpt
Microvillus inclusion disease (MVID) is a congenital enteropathy characterized by loss of apical microvilli and formation of cytoplasmic inclusions lined by microvilli in enterocytes. MVID is caused by mutations in the MYO5B gene, coding for the myosin Vb motor protein. Although myosin Vb is implicated in the organization of intracellular transport and cell surface polarity in epithelial cells, its precise role...
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