Human stefin B: from its structure, folding, and aggregation to its function in health and disease
Mutations in the gene for human stefin B (cystatin B) cause progressive myoclonic epilepsy type 1 (EPM1), a neurodegenerative disorder. The most common change is dodecamer repeats in the promoter region of the gene, though missense and frameshift mutations also appear. Human stefin B primarily acts...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-10-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnmol.2022.1009976/full |