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Genetic Studies of Human DNA Repair Proteins Using Yeast as a Model System
Published on: March 18, 2010
ペロキシソーム組立に影響を与えるゼルウェガー症候群に責任を持つヒトの遺伝子
N Shimozawa1, T Tsukamoto, Y Suzuki
1Department of Pediatrics, Gifu University School of Medicine, Japan.
まとめ
ゼルヴェーガー症候群は,ペロキシソームの組み立ての障害によって引き起こされます. クローンDNAは,ペロキシソームアセンブリファクター-1の変異を修正することで,この欠陥を補完します.
科学分野:
- 細胞生物学 細胞生物学
- 遺伝学 遺伝学とは
- バイオケミストリー バイオケミストリー
背景:
- ゼルヴェーガー症候群は,ペロキシソームの欠陥組成によって特徴づけられる重篤な遺伝疾患です.
- ペロキシソームは,様々な代謝プロセスに関与する重要な臓器であり,その機能不全は,さまざまな臨床異常を引き起こす.
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