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Loss of the N-acetylgalactosamine side chain of the GPI-anchor impairs bone formation and brain functions and accelerates the prion disease pathology. J Biol Chem. 2022 Feb 10;101720. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.101720. Online ahead of print. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35151686/
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The motor domain of testis-enriched kinesin KIF9 is essential for its localization in the mouse flagellum. Exp Anim. 2022 Feb 9;71(1):46-52. doi: 10.1538/expanim.21-0082. Epub 2021 Sep 15. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34526446/
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