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SUBMITTER: Boudko SP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3522003 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Boudko Sergei P SP Ishikawa Yoshihiro Y Lerch Thomas F TF Nix Jay J Chapman Michael S MS Bächinger Hans Peter HP
BMC research notes 20121108
<h4>Background</h4>Hyperelastosis cutis is an inherited autosomal recessive connective tissue disorder. Affected horses are characterized by hyperextensible skin, scarring, and severe lesions along the back. The disorder is caused by a mutation in cyclophilin B.<h4>Results</h4>The crystal structures of both wild-type and mutated (Gly6->Arg) horse cyclophilin B are presented. The mutation neither affects the overall fold of the enzyme nor impairs the catalytic site structure. Instead, it locally ...[more]