Functional diversity among spectrin isoforms
Coleman T, Fishkind D, Mooseker M, Morrow J. Functional diversity among spectrin isoforms. Cytoskeleton 1989, 12: 225-247. PMID: 2655937, DOI: 10.1002/cm.970120405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpectrin isoformsBeta subunitMembrane skeletal proteinsFunctional diversityUbiquitous familySubcellular localizationMembrane linkageCommon alpha subunitSkeletal proteinsAlpha subunitNonerythroid spectrinStructural comparisonCell typesMajor functional differencesSpectrinFunctional differencesSubunitsIsoformsFunctional propertiesSummary of studiesProteinDiversityObserved differencesOwn laboratoryLinkage