MYH9‐related disease mutations cause abnormal red blood cell morphology through increased myosin‐actin binding at the membrane

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MYH9-related disease (MYH9-RD) is a rare, autosomal dominant disorder caused by mutations in MYH9, the gene encoding the actin-activated motor protein non-muscle myosin IIA (NMIIA). MYH9-RD patients suffer from bleeding syndromes, progressive kidney disease, deafness, and/or cataracts, but the impact of MYH9 mutations on other NMIIA-expressing tissues remains unknown. In human red blood cells (RBCs), NMIIA...

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