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Functional mutation analysis provides evidence for a role of REEP1 in lipid droplet biology.
Human mutation - 1 Apr 2014
Falk Julia, Rohde Magdalena, Bekhite Mohamed M, Neugebauer Sophie, Hemmerich Peter, Kiehntopf Michael, Deufel Thomas, Hübner Christian A, Beetz Christian
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary axonopathies are frequently caused by mutations in proteins that reside in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Which of the many ER functions are pathologically relevant, however, remains to be determined. REEP1 is an ER protein mutated in hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) and hereditary motor neuropathy (HMN). We found that HSP-associated missense variants at the N-terminus of REEP1 abolish ER...
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