2017
Molecular basis of tactile specialization in the duck bill
Schneider ER, Anderson EO, Mastrotto M, Matson JD, Schulz VP, Gallagher PG, LaMotte RH, Gracheva EO, Bagriantsev SN. Molecular basis of tactile specialization in the duck bill. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2017, 114: 13036-13041. PMID: 29109250, PMCID: PMC5724259, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1708793114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAvian ProteinsBeakChickensCloning, MolecularDucksEmbryo, NonmammalianGene ExpressionGenetic VectorsHEK293 CellsHumansIon ChannelsKineticsMechanoreceptorsMechanotransduction, CellularMicePatch-Clamp TechniquesRecombinant ProteinsRNA, Small InterferingSequence Homology, Amino AcidSpecies SpecificityTouchTouch PerceptionTrigeminal GanglionConceptsMolecular basisHeterologous expression systemSpecialist birdsMouse orthologPiezo2 ion channelsTactile specializationExpression systemDuck billMolecular characterizationIon channelsFeeding behaviorEdible matterPiezo2BirdsElectrophysiological characterizationSlow inactivation kineticsOrthologsVertebratesMechanoMechanotransductionKnockdownInactivation kineticsMurky watersHigh densityNeurons
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
2014
Piezo Proteins: Regulators of Mechanosensation and Other Cellular Processes*
Bagriantsev SN, Gracheva EO, Gallagher PG. Piezo Proteins: Regulators of Mechanosensation and Other Cellular Processes*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2014, 289: 31673-31681. PMID: 25305018, PMCID: PMC4231648, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.r114.612697.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPiezo proteinsCellular processesMammalian cellsCellular developmentMechanosensory transductionCellular migrationIon channelsHereditary xerocytosisVolume regulationProteinBiologic processesRegulationImportant insightsTransductionMechanosensationRegulatorMutationsXerocytosisProliferationCellsMechanoVariety of disordersElongationMigrationProminent feature
2010
A Comprehensive Model of the Spectrin Divalent Tetramer Binding Region Deduced Using Homology Modeling and Chemical Cross-linking of a Mini-spectrin [S] *
Li D, Harper SL, Tang HY, Maksimova Y, Gallagher PG, Speicher DW. A Comprehensive Model of the Spectrin Divalent Tetramer Binding Region Deduced Using Homology Modeling and Chemical Cross-linking of a Mini-spectrin [S] *. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2010, 285: 29535-29545. PMID: 20610390, PMCID: PMC2937985, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.145573.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHelix faceRed cell membrane stabilityHomology modelingNon-homologous tailsCell membrane stabilityC-terminal tailWild-type bindingMedium-resolution structureSubtle conformational changesTetramer complexSpectrin tetramer formationChemical Cross-LinkingMembrane skeletonRecombinant domainsTetramer formation
2001
Dynamic molecular modeling of pathogenic mutations in the spectrin self-association domain
Zhang Z, Weed S, Gallagher P, Morrow J. Dynamic molecular modeling of pathogenic mutations in the spectrin self-association domain. Blood 2001, 98: 1645-1653. PMID: 11535493, DOI: 10.1182/blood.v98.6.1645.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-association domainPoint mutationsHuman sequenceDrosophila alpha-spectrinDynamic molecular modelingHuman erythrocyte spectrinCytoskeletal functionSpecific point mutationsConservative substitutionsPrimary sequenceConformational rearrangementsAlpha-spectrinHelical regionHydrophilic residuesAmino acidsMutationsSpectrinSalt bridgeErythrocyte spectrinStructural consequencesPathogenic mutationsRepeat unitsMolecular modelingSequenceStructural disruption