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Casq Mutants Linked to Human Skeletal Myopathies Protein Structure and Folding
Calsequestrin 1 is the principal Ca2+ storage protein of the sarcoplasmic reticulum of skeletal muscle. Its inheritable D244G mutation causes a myopathy with vacuolar aggregates, whereas its M87T “variant” is weakly associated with malignant hyperthermia. We characterized the consequences of these mutations with studies of the human proteins in vitro. Equilibrium dialysis and turbidity measurements showed that D244G and, to a lesser extent, M87T partially lose Ca2+ binding exhibited by wild type calsequestrin 1 at high Ca2+ concentrations. D244G aggregates abruptly and abnormally, a property that fully explains the pro...
Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry - November 27, 2015 Category: Chemistry Authors: Lewis, K. M., Ronish, L. A., Rios, E., Kang, C. Tags: Molecular Bases of Disease Source Type: research