Structural and functional effects of hereditary hemolytic anemia-associated point mutations in the alpha spectrin tetramer site
Gaetani M, Mootien S, Harper S, Gallagher PG, Speicher DW. Structural and functional effects of hereditary hemolytic anemia-associated point mutations in the alpha spectrin tetramer site. Blood 2008, 111: 5712-5720. PMID: 18218854, PMCID: PMC2424163, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2007-11-122457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnemia, Hemolytic, CongenitalBinding SitesCalorimetry, Differential ScanningCircular DichroismEntropyErythrocytesGene ExpressionGenotypeHumansMolecular Sequence DataPhenotypePoint MutationProtein BindingRecombinant ProteinsSpectrinSpectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-IonizationStructure-Activity RelationshipConceptsObserved clinical symptomsClinical symptomsCommon hereditary elliptocytosisPathogenic mutationsHereditary elliptocytosisFunctional effects