The long Filamin-A isoform is required for intestinal development and motility: implications for chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction

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Filamin A (FLNA) is a cytoplasmic actin binding protein, recently shown to be expressed as a long and short isoform. Mutations in FLNA are associated with a wide spectrum of disorders, including an X-linked form of chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO). However, the role of FLNA in intestinal development and function is largely unknown. In this study, we show that FLNA is expressed in the muscle layer of...

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