2021
D‐bifunctional protein deficiency caused by splicing variants in a neonate with severe peroxisomal dysfunction and persistent hypoglycemia
Werner KM, Cox AJ, Qian E, Jain P, Ji W, Tikhonova I, Castaldi C, Bilguvar K, Knight J, Ferdinandusse S, Fawaz R, Jiang Y, Gallagher PG, Bizzarro M, Gruen JR, Bale A, Zhang H. D‐bifunctional protein deficiency caused by splicing variants in a neonate with severe peroxisomal dysfunction and persistent hypoglycemia. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part A 2021, 188: 357-363. PMID: 34623748, PMCID: PMC8678290, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62520.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBifunctional protein deficiencyEarly mortalityClinical spectrumPersistent hypoglycemiaDBP deficiencyFat-soluble vitamin deficiencyImportant prognostic informationProtein deficiencyEnzyme deficiencyYears of lifePeroxisomal enzyme deficienciesResidual enzyme functionAbsent enzyme activityRapid whole-genome sequencingUnexplained hypoglycemiaEarly managementPrognostic informationVitamin deficiencyClinical severityNeonatal hypotoniaHigh burdenPeroxisomal dysfunctionPatient's fatherPsychomotor delayLong-chain fatty acids
2016
Diagnosis of Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency
Gallagher PG, Glader B. Diagnosis of Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2016, 63: 771-772. PMID: 26836632, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.25922.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Severe nondominant hereditary spherocytosis due to uniparental isodisomy at the SPTA1 locus
Bogardus H, Schulz VP, Maksimova Y, Miller BA, Li P, Forget BG, Gallagher PG. Severe nondominant hereditary spherocytosis due to uniparental isodisomy at the SPTA1 locus. Haematologica 2014, 99: e168-e170. PMID: 24895341, PMCID: PMC4562552, DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2014.110312.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
An insulator with barrier-element activity promotes α-spectrin gene expression in erythroid cells
Gallagher PG, Nilson DG, Steiner LA, Maksimova YD, Lin JY, Bodine DM. An insulator with barrier-element activity promotes α-spectrin gene expression in erythroid cells. Blood 2008, 113: 1547-1554. PMID: 19008453, PMCID: PMC2644083, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2008-06-164954.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntron 1Erythroid cellsErythrocyte membrane protein genesExon 1Chicken HS4 insulatorGamma-globin proteinChromatin immunoprecipitation assaysEarly erythroid developmentMembrane protein geneAlpha-spectrin geneTissue-specific expressionMembrane biogenesisErythroid developmentGlobin genesHS4 insulatorImmunoprecipitation assaysProtein geneReporter geneGene expressionDevelopmental stagesGenesPromoterAdult erythrocytesExpressionSpectrinAnkyrin‐linked hereditary spherocytosis in an African–American kindred
Sangerman J, Maksimova Y, Edelman EJ, Morrow JS, Forget BG, Gallagher PG. Ankyrin‐linked hereditary spherocytosis in an African–American kindred. American Journal Of Hematology 2008, 83: 789-794. PMID: 18704959, PMCID: PMC11304496, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.21254.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInitiator methionineNull allelesErythrocyte membrane protein genesMembrane protein geneRabbit reticulocyte lysateTissue-specific promotersErythrocyte membrane skeletonExon 1 sequencesIsoform diversityAlternative splicingTranslation initiationProtein geneAnkyrin geneMembrane skeletonAlternate polyadenylationPlasma membraneReticulocyte lysateMethionine mutationCOOH terminusErythroid cellsDownstream codonsGenomic DNANumerous isoformsAnkyrinGenes
2007
An 11-amino acid β-hairpin loop in the cytoplasmic domain of band 3 is responsible for ankyrin binding in mouse erythrocytes
Stefanovic M, Markham NO, Parry EM, Garrett-Beal LJ, Cline AP, Gallagher PG, Low PS, Bodine DM. An 11-amino acid β-hairpin loop in the cytoplasmic domain of band 3 is responsible for ankyrin binding in mouse erythrocytes. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2007, 104: 13972-13977. PMID: 17715300, PMCID: PMC1950715, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0706266104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCytoplasmic domainBeta-hairpin loopSpectrin-actinPlasma membraneBand 3Transmembrane protein band 3Β-hairpin loopProtein band 3Uncharacterized interactionMembrane proteinsProtein ankyrinCytoskeletal networkMembrane cytoskeletonCytoskeletal systemAnkyrinCurrent structural modelsErythrocyte membranesSLC4A1 geneLoop deletionComplete deficiencyDeletionMembraneMouse erythrocytesStructural supportDomainA complex splicing defect associated with homozygous ankyrin-deficient hereditary spherocytosis
Edelman EJ, Maksimova Y, Duru F, Altay C, Gallagher PG. A complex splicing defect associated with homozygous ankyrin-deficient hereditary spherocytosis. Blood 2007, 109: 5491-5493. PMID: 17327413, PMCID: PMC1890827, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2006-09-046573.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
A novel splicing mutation of the α-spectrin gene in the original hereditary pyropoikilocytosis kindred
Costa DB, Lozovatsky L, Gallagher PG, Forget BG. A novel splicing mutation of the α-spectrin gene in the original hereditary pyropoikilocytosis kindred. Blood 2005, 106: 4367-4369. PMID: 16150946, PMCID: PMC1895230, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2005-05-1813.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrame premature termination codonsRed blood cell membrane skeletonCell membrane skeletonΑ-spectrin geneHereditary pyropoikilocytosisPremature termination codonConsensus splice sitesTissue culture cellsNovel splicing mutationMembrane skeletonIntronic fragmentTermination codonGene transcriptsAlpha-spectrinAbnormal splicingSplice siteStructural variantsGene transferMolecular defectsSplicing mutationCulture cellsAllelesExon 22TranscriptsMutations
2004
Sequences Downstream of the Erythroid Promoter Are Required for High Level Expression of the Human α-Spectrin Gene*
Wong EY, Lin J, Forget BG, Bodine DM, Gallagher PG. Sequences Downstream of the Erythroid Promoter Are Required for High Level Expression of the Human α-Spectrin Gene*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2004, 279: 55024-55033. PMID: 15456760, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m408886200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceBinding SitesCell DifferentiationCell MembraneCell NucleusChromatin ImmunoprecipitationCREB-Binding ProteinDeoxyribonuclease IDNADNA PrimersDNA, ComplementaryDNA-Binding ProteinsErythrocytesErythroid-Specific DNA-Binding FactorsEthidiumExonsGATA1 Transcription FactorGenes, ReporterHeLa CellsHumansImmunoprecipitationIntronsK562 CellsLuciferasesModels, GeneticMolecular Sequence DataMutationNuclear ProteinsPlasmidsPromoter Regions, GeneticSpectrinTemperatureTrans-ActivatorsTranscription FactorsTransfectionConceptsErythroid-specific expressionAlpha-spectrin geneGATA-1 sitesCore promoterDNase I hypersensitive sitesElectrophoretic mobility shift assaysChromatin immunoprecipitation assaysMobility shift assaysΑ-spectrin geneThymidine kinase promoterPositive regulatory elementHigh-level expressionGenomic orientationErythroid promoterGATA-1Membrane proteinsHypersensitive sitesImmunoprecipitation assaysRegulatory elementsSequence downstreamShift assaysErythroid differentiationTransfection assaysEnhancer activityReporter gene
2000
Genomic organization and chromosomal localization of the murine 2 P domain potassium channel gene Kcnk8: conservation of gene structure in 2 P domain potassium channels
Bockenhauer D, Nimmakayalu M, Ward D, Goldstein S, Gallagher P. Genomic organization and chromosomal localization of the murine 2 P domain potassium channel gene Kcnk8: conservation of gene structure in 2 P domain potassium channels. Gene 2000, 261: 365-372. PMID: 11167025, DOI: 10.1016/s0378-1119(00)00492-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceChromosome MappingDNADNA, ComplementaryElectrophysiologyExonsGenesIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceIntronsMiceMolecular Sequence DataOocytesPhylogenyPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Tandem Pore DomainProtein Structure, TertiaryRNA, ComplementarySequence Analysis, DNAXenopus laevisConceptsPotassium channel genesDomain potassium channelsChromosomal localizationGene structureOocyte expression systemCDNA sequenceXenopus laevis oocyte expression systemExpression systemChannel genesPotential transmembrane helicesIntron/exon boundariesSingle EF-hand motifOpen reading framePotassium channelsEF-hand motifsEvolutionary conservationGenomic organizationCellular chaperonesGenomic structureComposite cDNAPotential SH3Transmembrane helicesGenome databaseChromosomal genesReading frame
1998
An Alternate Promoter Directs Expression of a Truncated, Muscle-specific Isoform of the Human Ankyrin 1 Gene*
Gallagher P, Forget B. An Alternate Promoter Directs Expression of a Truncated, Muscle-specific Isoform of the Human Ankyrin 1 Gene*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1998, 273: 1339-1348. PMID: 9430667, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.273.3.1339.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlternative SplicingAmino Acid SequenceAnkyrinsBase SequenceCloning, MolecularDNA, ComplementaryErythroid Precursor CellsExonsGene Expression RegulationHumansMolecular Sequence DataMuscle, SkeletalMusclesMyocardiumMyoD ProteinPromoter Regions, GeneticRecombinant ProteinsTranscriptional ActivationConceptsKilobase pairsMuscle cDNADeduced amino acid sequenceCorresponding chromosomal geneHydrophobic NH2 terminusCultured C2C12 muscle cellsHuman ankyrin-1 geneSkeletal muscle cDNADNA-protein interactionsE-box consensusAmino acid sequenceK562 cellsMuscle-specific isoformPromoter directs expressionC2C12 muscle cellsAnkyrin-1 geneReporter gene plasmidHigh-level expressionNorthern blot analysisErythroid genesErythrocyte membrane proteinsSingle Sp1Erythroid promoterAlternative splicingRich promoter
1997
Structure and Organization of the Human Ankyrin-1 Gene BASIS FOR COMPLEXITY OF PRE-mRNA PROCESSING*
Gallagher P, Tse W, Scarpa A, Lux S, Forget B. Structure and Organization of the Human Ankyrin-1 Gene BASIS FOR COMPLEXITY OF PRE-mRNA PROCESSING*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1997, 272: 19220-19228. PMID: 9235914, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.272.31.19220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenomic structureANK-1 geneSpectrin-binding domainMembrane-binding domainIntron/exon boundariesAlternative polyadenylation signalsPre-mRNA processingBrain-specific transcriptFurther genetic studiesErythrocyte membrane proteinsErythroid transcriptsCommon hemolytic anemiaGene basisAlternative splicingRegulatory domainProtein domainsChromosomal genesMembrane proteinsKilobase pairsPolyadenylation signalMembrane skeletonPlasma membraneExon boundariesGenetic studiesAnkyrin 1Spectrin St Claude, a Splicing Mutation of the Human α-Spectrin Gene Associated With Severe Poikilocytic Anemia
Fournier C, Nicolas G, Gallagher P, Dhermy D, Grandchamp B, Lecomte M. Spectrin St Claude, a Splicing Mutation of the Human α-Spectrin Gene Associated With Severe Poikilocytic Anemia. Blood 1997, 89: 4584-4590. PMID: 9192783, DOI: 10.1182/blood.v89.12.4584.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlpha-spectrin chainAcceptor splice siteSplice siteSplicing mutationAlpha-spectrin geneΑ-spectrin geneExon 20New acceptor splice siteMolecular basisTermination codonNovel mRNAInsertion upstreamTract mutationsTryptic digestionMutationsG mutationGenesMRNAHeterozygous parentsErythrocyte membranesMembraneFrame skippingCodonSitesVariants
1996
Genomic Organization and 5′-Flanking DNA Sequence of the Murine Stomatin Gene (Epb72)
Gallagher P, Turetsky T, Mentzer W. Genomic Organization and 5′-Flanking DNA Sequence of the Murine Stomatin Gene (Epb72). Genomics 1996, 34: 410-412. PMID: 8786142, DOI: 10.1006/geno.1996.0304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStomatin geneDNA sequencesPotential DNA-binding proteinsIntegral membrane proteinsDNA-binding proteinsGenomic DNA sequencesHousekeeping gene promoterGenomic organizationExon structureGenomic structureChromosomal genesMembrane proteinsGene promoterConsensus sequenceGenomic DNAProtein structureGenesHereditary stomatocytosisSequenceProteinErythrocyte membranesStomatinCloningExonsPromoter
1995
Structure, Organization, and Expression of the Human Band 7.2b Gene, a Candidate Gene for Hereditary Hydrocytosis (∗)
Gallagher P, Forget B. Structure, Organization, and Expression of the Human Band 7.2b Gene, a Candidate Gene for Hereditary Hydrocytosis (∗). Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1995, 270: 26358-26363. PMID: 7592848, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.270.44.26358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3T3 CellsAmino Acid SequenceAnemia, HemolyticAnimalsBase SequenceBlood ProteinsBlotting, NorthernCell LineConsensus SequenceDNA PrimersDNA, ComplementaryExonsGene ExpressionGenetic VariationHominidaeHumansIntronsLeukemia, Erythroblastic, AcuteMembrane ProteinsMiceMolecular Sequence DataPolymerase Chain ReactionPolymorphism, GeneticPromoter Regions, GeneticRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRegulatory Sequences, Nucleic AcidRestriction MappingRNA, MessengerTransfectionTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsSingle transcription initiation siteSimple sequence repeat polymorphismKilobases of DNATranscription initiation siteAlternative polyadenylation signalsFurther genetic studiesHigh-level expressionNorthern blot analysisPattern of expressionWide tissue distributionGenomic structureRich promoterNonerythroid cellsChromosomal genesPolyadenylation signalMembrane skeletonGene cDNAGene promoterReporter geneCandidate genesRecognition sequenceGenetic studiesInitiation siteGenesBase pairs
1991
Heterogeneity of the molecular basis of hereditary pyropoikilocytosis and hereditary elliptocytosis associated with increased levels of the spectrin alpha I/74-kilodalton tryptic peptide.
Floyd P, Gallagher P, Valentino L, Davis M, Marchesi S, Forget B. Heterogeneity of the molecular basis of hereditary pyropoikilocytosis and hereditary elliptocytosis associated with increased levels of the spectrin alpha I/74-kilodalton tryptic peptide. Blood 1991, 78: 1364-72. PMID: 1878597, DOI: 10.1182/blood.v78.5.1364.bloodjournal7851364.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA splice site mutation of the beta-spectrin gene causing exon skipping in hereditary elliptocytosis associated with a truncated beta-spectrin chain
Gallagher PG, Tse WT, Costa F, Scarpa A, Boivin P, Delaunay J, Forget BG. A splice site mutation of the beta-spectrin gene causing exon skipping in hereditary elliptocytosis associated with a truncated beta-spectrin chain. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1991, 266: 15154-15159. PMID: 1840591, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)98598-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAn insertional frameshift mutation of the beta-spectrin gene associated with elliptocytosis in spectrin nice (beta 220/216).
Tse W, Gallagher P, Pothier B, Costa F, Scarpa A, Delaunay J, Forget B. An insertional frameshift mutation of the beta-spectrin gene associated with elliptocytosis in spectrin nice (beta 220/216). Blood 1991, 78: 517-23. PMID: 2070088, DOI: 10.1182/blood.v78.2.517.bloodjournal782517.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpectrin Rouen (beta 220-218), a novel shortened beta-chain variant in a kindred with hereditary elliptocytosis. Characterization of the molecular defect as exon skipping due to a splice site mutation.
Garbarz M, Tse WT, Gallagher PG, Picat C, Lecomte MC, Galibert F, Dhermy D, Forget BG. Spectrin Rouen (beta 220-218), a novel shortened beta-chain variant in a kindred with hereditary elliptocytosis. Characterization of the molecular defect as exon skipping due to a splice site mutation. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1991, 88: 76-81. PMID: 2056132, PMCID: PMC296005, DOI: 10.1172/jci115307.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta-spectrin chainBeta-spectrin geneCDNA amplification productsAmino acidsExon YGenomic DNANucleotide sequencingExample of exonMolecular defectsAnalysis of cDNAAmplification productsHereditary elliptocytosisConsensus splice sitesNovel amino acidCarboxy terminusIntron downstreamSplice siteSplice site mutationSouthern blotExonsExon skipReticulocyte RNACDNAPenultimate exonSite mutation