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
1996
Molecular basis and haplotyping of the alphaII domain polymorphisms of spectrin: application to the study of hereditary elliptocytosis and pyropoikilocytosis.
Gallagher PG, Kotula L, Wang Y, Marchesi SL, Curtis PJ, Speicher DW, Forget BG. Molecular basis and haplotyping of the alphaII domain polymorphisms of spectrin: application to the study of hereditary elliptocytosis and pyropoikilocytosis. American Journal Of Human Genetics 1996, 59: 351-9. PMID: 8755921, PMCID: PMC1914747.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnemia, Hemolytic, CongenitalAsianAsian PeopleBase SequenceBiological EvolutionBlack PeopleElliptocytosis, HereditaryErythrocytes, AbnormalHaplotypesHumansModels, GeneticMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, InsertionalPolymorphism, GeneticPrevalenceRepetitive Sequences, Nucleic AcidSpectrinUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsAlpha-spectrin geneAmino acid sequenceAcid sequenceHereditary elliptocytosisAlpha-spectrin chainHereditary pyropoikilocytosisPrincipal structural proteinErythrocyte membrane skeletonSingle nucleotide substitutionEvolutionary originLimited tryptic digestionMembrane skeletonMolecular basisGenomic DNANucleotide substitutionsStructural proteinsAlpha-spectrinDifferent haplotypesFounder effectGenesLinkage disequilibriumOnly haplotypeSpectrin proteinsCommon haplotypeTryptic digestion