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Hypomorphism in human NSMCE2 linked to primordial dwarfism and insulin resistance.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Sept 2014
Payne Felicity, Colnaghi Rita, Rocha Nuno, Seth Asha, Harris Julie, Carpenter Gillian, Bottomley William E, Wheeler Eleanor, Wong Stephen, Saudek Vladimir, Savage David, O'Rahilly Stephen, Carel Jean-Claude, Barroso Inês, O'Driscoll Mark, Semple Robert
Abstract excerpt
Structural maintenance of chromosomes (SMC) complexes are essential for maintaining chromatin structure and regulating gene expression. Two the three known SMC complexes, cohesin and condensin, are important for sister chromatid cohesion and condensation, respectively; however, the function of the third complex, SMC5-6, which includes the E3 SUMO-ligase NSMCE2 (also widely known as MMS21) is less clear. Here, we...
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