1. Characterization of Novel Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Coding Variants in a Mammalian Cellular Model.
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Denardo A, Ben Khlifa E, Bignotti M, and Fra A
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- Animals, Humans, HEK293 Cells, Cloning, Molecular, Technology, Mammals, Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques, Polymers
- Abstract
Advances in genetic screening technologies have considerably accelerated the discovery of rare alpha-1-antitrypsin (AAT) variants. Expression in cellular models is an effective approach to evaluate the pathogenic potential of these new AAT variants, whose clinical significance would otherwise remain uncertain. Here we provide a detailed description of established methods for in vitro characterization of AAT coding variants expressed in HEK293T/17 cells. The protocols include determination of secretion efficiency, the tendency to form polymeric chains and the anti-elastase inhibitory activity., (© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.)
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- 2024
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