2019
Aberrant splicing contributes to severe α-spectrin-linked congenital hemolytic anemia
Gallagher PG, Maksimova Y, Lezon-Geyda K, Newburger PE, Medeiros D, Hanson RD, Rothman J, Israels S, Wall DA, Sidonio RF, Sieff C, Gowans LK, Mittal N, Rivera-Santiago R, Speicher DW, Baserga SJ, Schulz VP. Aberrant splicing contributes to severe α-spectrin-linked congenital hemolytic anemia. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2019, 129: 2878-2887. PMID: 31038472, PMCID: PMC6597203, DOI: 10.1172/jci127195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecessive hereditary spherocytosisSplice acceptor siteHuman genetic diseasesMRNA stability studiesAberrant splicing contributesSplicing contributesWhole-genome sequencingSplicing analysisHereditary pyropoikilocytosisTermination codonNull allelesGenome sequencingWhole-exome sequencingBranch pointsNumerous mutationsGenetic diseasesLinkage disequilibriumMRNA transcriptsΑ-spectrinMinigene studiesAcceptor sitesMutationsExome sequencingNew targets
2018
Altered Splicing from a Mutated Alternate Branch Point Is Common in Severe Alpha-Spectrin Linked Inherited Anemia
Lezon-Geyda K, Schulz V, Maksimova Y, Gallagher P. Altered Splicing from a Mutated Alternate Branch Point Is Common in Severe Alpha-Spectrin Linked Inherited Anemia. Blood 2018, 132: 503. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-99-117752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMRNA transcriptsTermination codonK562 cellsMinigene assayIntron 30Precise genetic basisAcceptor sitesInsertion/deletion mutationsHereditary pyropoikilocytosisWhole-genome sequencingNMD inhibitorsAcceptor splice siteDiagnostic gene panelsGenome databaseMRNA splicingWild-type minigeneConsensus sitesAltered splicingExon 31Genetic basisTranscript productionErythroid cellsGene manipulationGenetic analysisWT background
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
A Position +5 Intronic Mutation in the α-Spectrin Gene Is Associated with Marked Deficiency of α-Spectrin Production in the First Reported Cases of Hereditary Pyropoikilocytosis.
Costa D, Gallagher P, Forget B. A Position +5 Intronic Mutation in the α-Spectrin Gene Is Associated with Marked Deficiency of α-Spectrin Production in the First Reported Cases of Hereditary Pyropoikilocytosis. Blood 2004, 104: 576. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v104.11.576.576.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
Spectrin 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