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Vincenzo Labella

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Sporadic ALS is not associated with VAPB gene mutations in Southern Italy

2006

Abstract Mutations in the Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (Sod1) gene have been reported to cause adult-onset autosomal dominant Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (FALS). In sporadic cases (SALS) de novo mutations in the Sod1 gene have occasionally been observed. The recent finding of a mutation in the VAMP/synaptobrevin-associated membrane protein B (VAPB) gene as the cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS8), prompted us to investigate the entire coding region of this gene in SALS patients. One hundred twenty-five unrelated patients with adult-onset ALS and 150 healthy sex-age-matched subjects with the same genetic background were analyzed. Genetic analysis for all exons of the VAPB gene by DH…

AdultMaleSOD1Vesicular Transport ProteinsGlutamic AcidBiologyGene mutationmedicine.disease_causeGenetic analysisGeneral Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular BiologyPharmacology Toxicology and Pharmaceutics(all)03 medical and health sciencesExon0302 clinical medicineGene FrequencymedicineHumansCoding regionGeneral Pharmacology Toxicology and PharmaceuticsGeneAged030304 developmental biologyMedicine(all)Aged 80 and overGeneticsAspartic Acid0303 health sciencesMutationBase SequenceBiochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)Brief ReportAmyotrophic Lateral SclerosisGenetic VariationExonsGeneral MedicineMiddle AgedVAPBMolecular biologyIntrons3. Good healthAmino Acid SubstitutionItalyCase-Control StudiesMutationFemale030217 neurology & neurosurgeryJournal of Negative Results in BioMedicine
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The b1 isoform of protocadherin-gamma (Pcdhgamma) interacts with the microtubule-destabilizing protein SCG10.

2004

Due to their structural characteristics and their diversity, the 22 members of the protocadherin-gamma (Pcdhgamma) family have been suggested to contribute to the establishment of specific connections in the nervous system. Here, we focus on a single isoform, Pcdhgamma-b1. Its expression is found in different brain regions and in developing spinal cord it is restricted to scattered cells, whereas all cells are labeled using an antibody that recognizes all Pcdhgamma isoforms. As a first step to understanding the signaling mechanisms downstream of Pcdhgamma, we identify the microtubule-destabilizing protein SCG10 as a cytoplasmic interactor for Pcdhgamma-b1 and other isoforms of the Pcdhgamma…

Gene isoformNervous systemSubfamilyRecombinant Fusion ProteinsBiophysicsTwo-hybridProtocadherinCadherin Related ProteinsBiologyBiochemistryMicrotubulesMiceProtocadherinStructural BiologyMicrotubuleTwo-Hybrid System TechniquesChlorocebus aethiopsGeneticsmedicineAnimalsProtein IsoformsInteractorNerve Growth FactorsGrowth coneMolecular BiologyNeuronsProtocadherin-gammaCalcium-Binding ProteinsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsBrainCell BiologySCGIOCadherinsMolecular biologyCell biologySCG10medicine.anatomical_structureCytoplasmCOS CellsStathminGrowth coneSignal TransductionFEBS letters
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