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Collagen IVα345 dysfunction in glomerular basement membrane diseases. III. A functional framework for α345 hexamer assembly.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 1 Jan 2000
Pedchenko Vadim, Boudko Sergei P, Barber Mary, Mikhailova Tatiana, Saus Juan, Harmange Jean-Christophe, Hudson Billy G
Abstract excerpt
We identified a genetic variant, an 8-residue appendage, of the α345 hexamer of collagen IV present in patients with glomerular basement membrane diseases, Goodpasture's disease and Alport syndrome, and determined the long-awaited crystal structure of the hexamer. We sought to elucidate how variants cause glomerular basement membrane disease by exploring the mechanism of the hexamer assembly. Chloride ions...
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