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Homooligomerization of ABCA3 and its functional significance.
International journal of molecular medicine - 1 Aug 2016
Frixel Sabrina, Lotz-Havla Amelie S, Kern Sunčana, Kaltenborn Eva, Wittmann Thomas, Gersting Søren W, Muntau Ania C, Zarbock Ralf, Griese Matthias
Abstract excerpt
ABCA3 is a surfactant lipid transporter in the limiting membrane of lamellar bodies in alveolar type II cells. Mutations in the ATP-binding cassette, sub-family A (ABC1), member 3 (ABCA3) gene cause respiratory distress syndrome in newborns, and chronic interstitial lung disease in children and adults. ABCA3 belongs to the class of full ABC transporters, which are supposed to be functional in their monomeric...
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