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Peters plus syndrome mutations disrupt a noncanonical ER quality-control mechanism.
Current biology : CB - 2 Feb 2015
Vasudevan Deepika, Takeuchi Hideyuki, Johar Sumreet Singh, Majerus Elaine, Haltiwanger Robert S
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BACKGROUND: O-fucose is added to cysteine-rich domains called thrombospondin type 1 repeats (TSRs) by protein O-fucosyltransferase 2 (POFUT2) and is elongated with glucose by β3-glucosyltransferase (B3GLCT). Mutations in B3GLCT result in Peters plus syndrome (PPS), an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by eye and other developmental defects. Although 49 putative targets are known, the function of the...
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