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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...
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