2008
Ankyrin‐linked hereditary spherocytosis in an African–American kindred
Sangerman J, Maksimova Y, Edelman EJ, Morrow JS, Forget BG, Gallagher PG. Ankyrin‐linked hereditary spherocytosis in an African–American kindred. American Journal Of Hematology 2008, 83: 789-794. PMID: 18704959, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.21254.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInitiator methionineNull allelesErythrocyte membrane protein genesMembrane protein geneRabbit reticulocyte lysateTissue-specific promotersErythrocyte membrane skeletonExon 1 sequencesIsoform diversityAlternative splicingTranslation initiationProtein geneAnkyrin geneMembrane skeletonAlternate polyadenylationPlasma membraneReticulocyte lysateMethionine mutationCOOH terminusErythroid cellsDownstream codonsGenomic DNANumerous isoformsAnkyrinGenes
2007
An 11-amino acid β-hairpin loop in the cytoplasmic domain of band 3 is responsible for ankyrin binding in mouse erythrocytes
Stefanovic M, Markham NO, Parry EM, Garrett-Beal LJ, Cline AP, Gallagher PG, Low PS, Bodine DM. An 11-amino acid β-hairpin loop in the cytoplasmic domain of band 3 is responsible for ankyrin binding in mouse erythrocytes. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2007, 104: 13972-13977. PMID: 17715300, PMCID: PMC1950715, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0706266104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCytoplasmic domainBeta-hairpin loopSpectrin-actinPlasma membraneBand 3Transmembrane protein band 3Β-hairpin loopProtein band 3Uncharacterized interactionMembrane proteinsProtein ankyrinCytoskeletal networkMembrane cytoskeletonCytoskeletal systemAnkyrinCurrent structural modelsErythrocyte membranesSLC4A1 geneLoop deletionComplete deficiencyDeletionMembraneMouse erythrocytesStructural supportDomain