ALS-associated FUS mutations result in compromised FUS alternative splicing and autoregulation.
The gene encoding a DNA/RNA binding protein FUS/TLS is frequently mutated in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Mutations commonly affect its carboxy-terminal nuclear localization signal, resulting in varying deficiencies of FUS nuclear localization and abnormal cytoplasmic accumulation. Increasin...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-10-01
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Series: | PLoS Genetics |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3814325?pdf=render |