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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Mossuto MF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4649990 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scientific reports 20150730
Professional secretory cells produce and release abundant proteins. Particularly in case of mutations and/or insufficient chaperoning, these can aggregate and become toxic within or amongst cells. Immunoglobulins (Ig) are no exception. In the extracellular space, certain Ig-L chains form fibrils causing systemic amyloidosis. On the other hand, Ig variants lacking the first constant domain condense in dilated cisternae of the early secretory compartment, called Russell Bodies (RB), frequently obs ...[more]