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Characterizing diverse orthologues of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator protein for structural studies.
Biochemical Society transactions - 1 Oct 2015
Pollock Naomi L, Rimington Tracy L, Ford Robert C
Abstract excerpt
As an ion channel, the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) protein occupies a unique niche within the ABC family. Orthologues of CFTR are extant throughout the animal kingdom from sharks to platypods to sheep, where the osmoregulatory function of the protein has been applied to differing lifestyles and diverse organ systems. In humans, loss-of-function mutations to CFTR cause the disease...
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