2017
Novel mechanisms of PIEZO1 dysfunction in hereditary xerocytosis
Glogowska E, Schneider ER, Maksimova Y, Schulz VP, Lezon-Geyda K, Wu J, Radhakrishnan K, Keel SB, Mahoney D, Freidmann AM, Altura RA, Gracheva EO, Bagriantsev SN, Kalfa TA, Gallagher PG. Novel mechanisms of PIEZO1 dysfunction in hereditary xerocytosis. Blood 2017, 130: 1845-1856. PMID: 28716860, PMCID: PMC5649553, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2017-05-786004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHereditary xerocytosisMembrane protein traffickingNext-generation sequencing-based techniquesSequencing-based techniquesMembrane protein expressionProtein traffickingFunction phenotypesCell biologyOsmotic stressWild typePIEZO1 variantsFunctional assaysNovel mechanismGenetic heterogeneityMutationsProtein expressionErythrocyte hydrationXerocytosisVivo systemTraffickingPartial gainPhenotypeChannel inactivationCation permeabilityCongenital hemolytic anemia
2010
Functional Analysis of a Novel cis-Acting Regulatory Region within the Human Ankyrin Gene (ANK-1) Promoter
Laflamme K, Owen AN, Devlin EE, Yang MQ, Wong C, Steiner LA, Garrett LJ, Elnitski L, Gallagher PG, Bodine DM. Functional Analysis of a Novel cis-Acting Regulatory Region within the Human Ankyrin Gene (ANK-1) Promoter. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2010, 30: 3493-3502. PMID: 20479128, PMCID: PMC2897556, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00119-10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords5' Untranslated RegionsAnimalsAnkyrinsBase SequenceBinding SitesCell-Free SystemConsensus SequenceDNADNA PrimersGene LibraryHumansIn Vitro TechniquesMiceMice, TransgenicMolecular Sequence DataPromoter Regions, GeneticRegulatory Sequences, Nucleic AcidSequence DeletionSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidTATA-Box Binding ProteinTranscription Factor TFIIDTranscription, GeneticConceptsCell-free transcriptionPromoter functionGene promoterDinucleotide deletionANK-1 geneNovel regulatory elementFunctional promoter sequencesNovel functional motifsTransgenic mouse assaysPreinitiation complexRegulatory sequencesPromoter sequencesRegulatory regionsRegulatory elementsFunctional motifsUntranslated regionWild typeFunctional analysisAdditional sequencesDegenerate sequencePromoterMutationsTranscriptionDeletionSequence
2007
Identification and Characterization of α-Spectrin Mutations Associated with Inherited Hemolytic Anemia.
Tolpinrud W, Gaetani M, Maksimova Y, Mootien S, Harper S, Forget B, Speicher D, Gallagher P. Identification and Characterization of α-Spectrin Mutations Associated with Inherited Hemolytic Anemia. Blood 2007, 110: 1706. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v110.11.1706.1706.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWild typeMissense mutationsSelf-association siteMembrane skeletonΑ-spectrinHereditary elliptocytosisProline substitutionSpectrin peptidesHereditary pyropoikilocytosisCommon protein polymorphismHPLC gel filtrationHuman disease pathogenesisCharacterization of variantsErythrocyte membrane skeletonMajor structural componentTriple-helical configurationMembrane biologyDifferent missense mutationsSpectrin gene