2014
Probing large conformational rearrangements in wild-type and mutant spectrin using structural mass spectrometry
Sriswasdi S, Harper SL, Tang HY, Gallagher PG, Speicher DW. Probing large conformational rearrangements in wild-type and mutant spectrin using structural mass spectrometry. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: 1801-1806. PMID: 24453214, PMCID: PMC3918770, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1317620111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMass spectrometryConformational changesStructural mass spectrometryLarge conformational rearrangementsCell membraneMembrane integrityMass spectrometry characterizationRed cell spectrinUnidentified mechanistic insightCell membrane integrityProtein complexesMacromolecular complexesDiverse functionsCell shapeBiological processesFlexible proteinsConformational rearrangementsDimer-tetramer equilibriumRed cell membraneOpen dimersCell typesΑ-spectrinKey mechanistic roleTetramerization siteBiophysical data
2002
Erythroid Expression of the Human α-Spectrin Gene Promoter Is Mediated by GATA-1- and NF-E2-binding Proteins*
Boulanger L, Sabatino DE, Wong EY, Cline AP, Garrett LJ, Garbarz M, Dhermy D, Bodine DM, Gallagher PG. Erythroid Expression of the Human α-Spectrin Gene Promoter Is Mediated by GATA-1- and NF-E2-binding Proteins*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2002, 277: 41563-41570. PMID: 12196550, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m208184200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords5' Flanking RegionAnimalsBase SequenceBinding SitesDNA, ComplementaryDNA-Binding ProteinsErythroid Precursor CellsErythroid-Specific DNA-Binding FactorsErythropoiesisGATA1 Transcription FactorHeLa CellsHumansK562 CellsMiceMice, TransgenicMolecular Sequence DataNF-E2 Transcription FactorNF-E2 Transcription Factor, p45 SubunitPromoter Regions, GeneticSpectrinTranscription FactorsConceptsGene promoterGATA-1Reporter genePromoter/reporter plasmidsAlpha-spectrinGel mobility shift assaysErythroid-specific expressionFull promoter activityAlpha-spectrin geneMobility shift assaysErythroid progenitor cellsHuman tissue culture cell linesTissue culture cell linesAdult reticulocytesErythroid promoterNonerythroid tissuesMembrane proteinsLow-level expressionRegulatory elementsShift assaysErythroid expressionCell shapeDNase IErythroid cellsPromoter activity
1999
A Human β-Spectrin Gene Promoter Directs High Level Expression in Erythroid but Not Muscle or Neural Cells*
Gallagher P, Sabatino D, Romana M, Cline A, Garrett L, Bodine D, Forget B. A Human β-Spectrin Gene Promoter Directs High Level Expression in Erythroid but Not Muscle or Neural Cells*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1999, 274: 6062-6073. PMID: 10037687, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.10.6062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta-spectrin geneGene promoterHigh-level expressionGATA-1Regulatory elementsReporter geneErythroid tissuesPromoter/reporter plasmidsGel mobility shift assaysLevel expressionGATA-1 motifsFull promoter activityTissue-specific expressionMobility shift assaysAdditional regulatory elementsErythrocyte membrane proteinsHuman tissue culture cell linesTissue culture cell linesErythroid promoterMembrane proteinsShift assaysBeta spectrinHeterologous cellsCell shapeDNase I
1994
Location and PCR‐based detection of three polymorphisms of the human erythrocyte β‐spectrin gene (SPTB)
Gallagher P, Lecomte M, Galand C, Wang Y, Tse W, Forget B. Location and PCR‐based detection of three polymorphisms of the human erythrocyte β‐spectrin gene (SPTB). British Journal Of Haematology 1994, 88: 413-414. PMID: 7803294, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.1994.tb05043.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research