Loss of myotubularin function results in T-tubule disorganization in zebrafish and human myotubular myopathy.

Myotubularin is a lipid phosphatase implicated in endosomal trafficking in vitro, but with an unknown function in vivo. Mutations in myotubularin cause myotubular myopathy, a devastating congenital myopathy with unclear pathogenesis and no current therapies. Myotubular myopathy was the first describ...

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Main Authors: James J Dowling, Andrew P Vreede, Sean E Low, Elizabeth M Gibbs, John Y Kuwada, Carsten G Bonnemann, Eva L Feldman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-02-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2631153?pdf=render