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Lint: neurofibromin

Acronyms
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"RAS/MAPK pathway"

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"Its regulatory behaviour impacts cell growth and proliferation. It mainly acts by regulating the activity of the RAS-family proteins. The neurofibromin protein belongs to a group of proteins called the Ras GTPase-activating proteins (GAP). Their activity is mediated by accelerating the hydrolysis of GTP bound to active RAS protein."

Line 10:117 · 'RAS' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"Its regulatory behaviour impacts cell growth and proliferation. It mainly acts by regulating the activity of the RAS-family proteins. The neurofibromin protein belongs to a group of proteins called the Ras GTPase-activating proteins (GAP). Their activity is mediated by accelerating the hydrolysis of GTP bound to active RAS protein."

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"Its regulatory behaviour impacts cell growth and proliferation. It mainly acts by regulating the activity of the RAS-family proteins. The neurofibromin protein belongs to a group of proteins called the Ras GTPase-activating proteins (GAP). Their activity is mediated by accelerating the hydrolysis of GTP bound to active RAS protein."

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EG List And
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"interacts with a number of other proteins, e.g. microtubulin, kinesin-1, protein kinase A and C, caveolin and amyloid precursor protein"

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Oxford Comma
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"The protein is expressed in all cell types and is predominantly a cytoplasmic protein. However, in some cell types, neurofibromin has been found within the nucleus 1. It predominates in neurones, Schwann cells, oligodendrocytes, astrocytes and leucocytes 2."

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