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Phosphomimetic mutation of cysteine string protein-α increases the rate of regulated exocytosis by modulating fusion pore dynamics in PC12 cells.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Chiang Ning, Hsiao Yu-Tien, Yang Hui-Ju, Lin Yu-Chun, Lu Juu-Chin, Wang Chih-Tien
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BACKGROUND: Cysteine string protein-α (CSPα) is a chaperone to ensure protein folding. Loss of CSPα function associates with many neurological diseases. However, its function in modulating regulated exocytosis remains elusive. Although cspα-knockouts exhibit impaired synaptic transmission, overexpression of CSPα in neuroendocrine cells inhibits secretion. These seemingly conflicting results lead to a hypothesis...
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