2017
A variant Sp1 (R218Q) transcription factor might enhance HbF expression in β0‐thalassaemia homozygotes
Jiang Z, Luo H, Farrell JJ, Zhang Z, Schulz VP, Albarawi D, Steinberg MH, Al‐Allawi N, Gallagher PG, Forget BG, Chui DHK. A variant Sp1 (R218Q) transcription factor might enhance HbF expression in β0‐thalassaemia homozygotes. British Journal Of Haematology 2017, 180: 755-757. PMID: 28240767, DOI: 10.1111/bjh.14445.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Mutation in a Highly Conserved COOH-Terminal Residue of Krüppel-Like Factor 1 Associated with Elevated Hb F in a Compound Heterozygous β-Thalassemia Patient with a Nontransfusion-Dependent Thalassemia Phenotype
Gallagher PG, Maksimova Y, Schulz VP, Forget BG. Mutation in a Highly Conserved COOH-Terminal Residue of Krüppel-Like Factor 1 Associated with Elevated Hb F in a Compound Heterozygous β-Thalassemia Patient with a Nontransfusion-Dependent Thalassemia Phenotype. Hemoglobin 2016, 40: 361-364. PMID: 27821015, DOI: 10.1080/03630269.2016.1214921.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2009
The GPA-dependent, spherostomatocytosis mutant AE1 E758K induces GPA-independent, endogenous cation transport in amphibian oocytes
Stewart AK, Vandorpe DH, Heneghan JF, Chebib F, Stolpe K, Akhavein A, Edelman EJ, Maksimova Y, Gallagher PG, Alper SL. The GPA-dependent, spherostomatocytosis mutant AE1 E758K induces GPA-independent, endogenous cation transport in amphibian oocytes. American Journal Of Physiology - Cell Physiology 2009, 298: c283-c297. PMID: 19907019, PMCID: PMC2822494, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00444.2009.Peer-Reviewed Original Research4,4'-Diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-Disulfonic AcidAmbystoma mexicanumAmino Acid SequenceAmphibiansAnemia, Hemolytic, CongenitalAnimalsAnion Exchange Protein 1, ErythrocyteBicarbonatesBumetanideCell MembraneCell Membrane PermeabilityChloridesCloning, MolecularDNA Mutational AnalysisFemaleGlycophorinsHeterozygoteHumansHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationKineticsMaleMembrane PotentialsMiddle AgedMolecular Sequence DataMutation, MissenseOocytesOuabainOxalic AcidRubidium RadioisotopesSeverity of Illness IndexSodium Potassium Chloride Symporter InhibitorsSodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPaseSulfatesXenopus laevis
2008
Ankyrin‐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, 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
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
Mutation of a highly conserved isoleucine disrupts hydrophobic interactions in the αβ spectrin self-association binding site
Gallagher PG, Zhang Z, Morrow JS, Forget BG. Mutation of a highly conserved isoleucine disrupts hydrophobic interactions in the αβ spectrin self-association binding site. Laboratory Investigation 2004, 84: 229-234. PMID: 14661034, DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.3700029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBinding sitesAlpha-spectrin mutationsEvolutionary conservationSpectrin functionSpectrin repeatsTriple helical modelAlpha-spectrinGenetic studiesHydrophobic isoleucineHydrophobic interactionsLow-expression alleleMolecular modelingExpression alleleSpectrinFunctional defectsTriple helixMutationsHelical modelIsoleucineErythrocyte membranesDrosophilaClinical phenotypeNeonatal hemolytic anemiaRepeatsHelix