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Sip-1 mutations cause disturbances in the activity of NMDA- and AMPA-, but not kainate receptors of neurons in the cerebral cortex.
Neuroscience letters - 22 May 2017
Turovskaya Maria V, Babaev Alexei A, Zinchenko Valery P, Epifanova Ekaterina A, Borisova Ekaterina V, Tarabykin Victor S, Turovsky Egor A
Abstract excerpt
Smad-interacting protein-1 (Sip1) [Zinc finger homeobox (Zfhx1b), Zeb2] is a transcription factor implicated in the genesis of Mowat-Wilson syndrome (MWS) in humans. MWS is a rare genetic autosomal dominant disease caused by a mutation in the Sip1 gene (aka Zeb2 or Zfhx1b) mapped to 2q22.3 locus. MWS affects 1 in every 50-100 newborns worldwide. It is characterized by mental retardation, small stature, typical...
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