Utrophin

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title: Utrophin
text: Utrophin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the UTRN gene. The name is a short form for ubiquitous dystrophin. The protein encoded by this gene is a component of the cytoskeleton. Utrophin was found during research into Duchenne's muscular dystrophy, where boosting its production was found to prevent cellular damage from occurring. The 900 kb gene for utrophin is found on the long arm of human chromosome 6. Utrophin was discovered due to its homology with dystrophin. It was found by scree
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description: Mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utrophin
date created: 2006-09-24T18:30:30Z
date modified: 2024-09-04T03:27:01Z
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