Genetic interactions between neurofibromin and endothelin receptor B in mice. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 When mutations in two different genes produce the same mutant phenotype, it suggests that the encoded proteins either interact with each other, or act in parallel to fulfill a similar purpose.
Mugdha Deo +2 more
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Neurofibromin regulates metabolic rate via neuronal mechanisms in Drosophila
Nature Communications, 2021 Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a genetic disorder caused by mutations in neurofibromin and associated with disruptions in physiology and behavior. Here the authors show that neurofibromin regulates metabolic homeostasis via a discrete brain circuit in
Valentina Botero +12 more
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Kidney & Blood Pressure Research, 2023 Introduction: Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) is caused by mutations in the NF1 gene that encodes neurofibromin, a negative regulator of RAS proto-oncogene.
Yi-Ting Lu +7 more
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Sensitivity of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor cells to TRAIL is augmented by loss of NF1 through modulation of MYC/MAD and is potentiated by curcumin through induction of ROS. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) is a rare aggressive form of sarcoma often associated with the tumor syndrome neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1).
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Neurofibromatosis type 1 gene product (neurofibromin) associates with microtubules [PDF]
Somatic Cell and Molecular Genetics, 1993 The neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) gene was recently identified by positional cloning and found to encode a protein with structural and functional homology to mammalian and yeast GTPase-activating proteins (GAPs). Using antibodies directed against the NF1 gene product, a protein of approximately 250 kDa was identified and termed neurofibromin.
Gregory, Paula E. +8 more
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The Contribution of Oxidative Stress to NF1-Altered Tumors
Antioxidants, 2023 The neurofibromatosis-1 gene (NF1) was initially characterized because its germline mutation is responsible for an inherited syndromic disease predisposing tumor development, in particular neurofibromas but also various malignancies.
Elisabetta Kuhn +6 more
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The neurofibromatosis type 1 gene and its protein product, neurofibromin [PDF]
Neuron, 1993 Von Recklinghausen neurofibromatosis, or neurofibromatosis type 1 (NFI), affects approximately 1 in 3500 individuals of all ethnic backgrounds. It is inherited as an autosomal dominant disease and is manifested clinically by abnormalities that predominantly affect tissues which derive from the neural crest (Riccardi, 1981,199l; Riccardi and Eichner ...
Gutmann, David H., Collins, Francis S.
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RAS and beyond: the many faces of the neurofibromatosis type 1 protein
Disease Models & Mechanisms, 2022 Neurofibromatosis type 1 is a rare neurogenetic syndrome, characterized by pigmentary abnormalities, learning and social deficits, and a predisposition for benign and malignant tumor formation caused by germline mutations in the NF1 gene.
Corina Anastasaki +2 more
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Targeted exon skipping of NF1 exon 17 as a therapeutic for neurofibromatosis type I
Molecular Therapy: Nucleic Acids, 2022 We investigated the feasibility of utilizing an exon-skipping approach as a genotype-dependent therapeutic for neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) by determining which NF1 exons might be skipped while maintaining neurofibromin protein expression and GTPase ...
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The Ras GTPase-activating protein neurofibromin 1 promotes the positive selection of thymocytes. [PDF]
Mol Immunol, 2013 TCR-mediated activation of the Ras signaling pathway is critical for T cell development in the thymus and function in the periphery. However, which members of a family of Ras GTPase-activating proteins (RasGAPs) negatively regulate Ras activation in T cells is unknown.
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