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VPS33B regulates protein sorting into and maturation of α-granule progenitor organelles in mouse megakaryocytes.
Blood - 9 Jul 2015
Bem Danai, Smith Holly, Banushi Blerida, Burden Jemima J, White Ian J, Hanley Joanna, Jeremiah Nadia, Rieux-Laucat Frédéric, Bettels Ruth, Ariceta Gema, Mumford Andrew D, Thomas Steven G, Watson Steve P, Gissen Paul
Abstract excerpt
Arthrogryposis, renal dysfunction, and cholestasis (ARC) syndrome is caused by deficiencies in the trafficking proteins VPS33B or VIPAR, and is associated with a bleeding diathesis and a marked reduction in platelet α-granules. We generated a tamoxifen-inducible mouse model of VPS33B deficiency, Vps33b(fl/fl)-ER(T2), and studied the platelet phenotype and α-granule biogenesis. Ultrastructural analysis of...
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