We demonstrated that loss of function might not be the only way for mutated LMX1b to cause haploinsufficiency as the main pathogenic mechanism for NPS. LMX1b-R198X has less nuclear localization and higher stability than the wild-type protein; consequently, it might function as a competitor to sequester other effectors by protein-protein interaction to interfere with downstream transcriptional events.
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