2015
Mutations in the Gardos channel (KCNN4) are associated with hereditary xerocytosis
Glogowska E, Lezon-Geyda K, Maksimova Y, Schulz VP, Gallagher PG. Mutations in the Gardos channel (KCNN4) are associated with hereditary xerocytosis. Blood 2015, 126: 1281-1284. PMID: 26198474, PMCID: PMC4566808, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2015-07-657957.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAmino Acid SubstitutionAnemia, Hemolytic, CongenitalBase SequenceDNA Mutational AnalysisExomeFemaleGenes, DominantGenetic Association StudiesHeterozygoteHumansHydrops FetalisIntermediate-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium ChannelsIon ChannelsMaleMolecular Sequence DataMutation, MissensePedigreeSequence Homology, Amino AcidConceptsErythrocyte volume homeostasisAutosomal dominant hemolytic anemiaPotassium channel proteinHereditary xerocytosisHeterozygous mutationsChannel proteinsWhole-exome sequencingKCNN4 geneSame residuesSegregation analysisDisease phenotypeMutationsCellular dehydrationChannel mutationsGardos channelHX patientsDifferent mutationsCritical rolePiezo1XerocytosisWater lossVolume homeostasisChannel inactivationRecent studiesDeoxy conditions
2007
Regulators of Erythrocyte Volume as Modifiers in Sickle Cell Disease: The Gardos Channel.
Tian C, Okam M, Alper S, Steinberg M, Brugnara C, Gallagher P. Regulators of Erythrocyte Volume as Modifiers in Sickle Cell Disease: The Gardos Channel. Blood 2007, 110: 3387. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v110.11.3387.3387.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchModifier genesMissense mutationsChannel genesSequence analysisErythrocyte hydrationSmaller mRNA speciesGenetic variantsReverse transcription-PCR analysisNucleotide sequence analysisBand 3Disease-associated mutationsCore promoter regionFunction of transportersBand 3 geneAquaporin-1 geneAberrant mRNAsSmaller transcriptMRNA speciesIdentification of targetsAquaporin 3 genePromoter regionSplice junctionsChannel proteinsChannel mRNARegion exons