FKRP-dependent glycosylation of fibronectin regulates muscle pathology in muscular dystrophy
oleh: A. J. Wood, C. H. Lin, M. Li, K. Nishtala, S. Alaei, F. Rossello, C. Sonntag, L. Hersey, L. B. Miles, C. Krisp, S. Dudczig, A. J. Fulcher, S. Gibertini, P. J. Conroy, A. Siegel, M. Mora, P. Jusuf, N. H. Packer, P. D. Currie
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2021-05-01 |
Deskripsi
FKRP mutations cause muscular dystrophies with varied clinical presentations. The target of FKRP is α-dystroglycan, but here the authors show that FKRP also directs sialylation of fibronectin, a process that is essential for recruitment o collagen to the muscle basement membrane.