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SUBMITTER: Draheim KM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3924200 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Draheim Kyle M KM Fisher Oriana S OS Boggon Titus J TJ Calderwood David A DA
Journal of cell science 20140130 Pt 4
Loss-of-function mutations in genes encoding KRIT1 (also known as CCM1), CCM2 (also known as OSM and malcavernin) or PDCD10 (also known as CCM3) cause cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs). These abnormalities are characterized by dilated leaky blood vessels, especially in the neurovasculature, that result in increased risk of stroke, focal neurological defects and seizures. The three CCM proteins can exist in a trimeric complex, and each of these essential multi-domain adaptor proteins also i ...[more]