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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Paolo Kunderfranco
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-47801 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Journal of cell science 20130917 Pt 23
Nemaline myopathy (NM) is a congenital myopathy with an estimated incidence of 150,000 live births. It is caused by mutations in thin filament components, including nebulin, which accounts for about 50% of the cases. The identification of NM cases with nonsense mutations resulting in loss of the extreme C-terminal SH3 domain of nebulin suggests an important role of the nebulin SH3 domain, which is further supported by the recent demonstration of its role in IGF-1-induced sarcomeric actin filamen ...[more]