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The protein is composed of epidermal growth factor-like (EGF-like) domains, transforming growth factor beta-binding protein-like (TB) domains, and hybrid (Hyb) domains and is an important component of elastin-related microfibrils in elastic fiber tissue. In this study, we report a cysteine to tyrosine substitution in two different domains of fibrillin-1, both of which cause Marfan syndrome with ocular abnormalities, in two families. Using protease degradation and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analyses, we explored the different effects of substitution of cysteine by tyrosine in an EGF-like and a calcium-binding (cb) EGF-like domain on protein stability. The results showed that cysteine mutations in the EGF domain are more likely to result in altered proteolytic sensitivity and thermostability than those in the cbEGF domain. Furthermore, cysteine mutations can lead to new enzymatic sites exposure or hidden canonical cleavage sites. These results indicate the differential clinical phenotypes and molecular pathogenesis of Marfan syndrome caused by cysteine mutations in different fibrillin-1 domains. 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