2014
Probing large conformational rearrangements in wild-type and mutant spectrin using structural mass spectrometry
Sriswasdi S, Harper SL, Tang HY, Gallagher PG, Speicher DW. Probing large conformational rearrangements in wild-type and mutant spectrin using structural mass spectrometry. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: 1801-1806. PMID: 24453214, PMCID: PMC3918770, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1317620111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMass spectrometryConformational changesStructural mass spectrometryLarge conformational rearrangementsCell membraneMembrane integrityMass spectrometry characterizationRed cell spectrinUnidentified mechanistic insightCell membrane integrityProtein complexesMacromolecular complexesDiverse functionsCell shapeBiological processesFlexible proteinsConformational rearrangementsDimer-tetramer equilibriumRed cell membraneOpen dimersCell typesΑ-spectrinKey mechanistic roleTetramerization siteBiophysical data
2008
Red cell membrane: past, present, and future
Mohandas N, Gallagher PG. Red cell membrane: past, present, and future. Blood 2008, 112: 3939-3948. PMID: 18988878, PMCID: PMC2582001, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2008-07-161166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRed cell membraneCell membraneCell typesDiverse cell typesHuman cell typesOnly structural componentNatural selectionTransmembrane proteinSkeletal proteinsFunctional characterizationPlasma membraneMembrane envelopeNon-nucleated red cellsMembrane functionRed cell abnormalitiesProteinMembraneDisease statesCellsStructural componentsRed cellsNew lightUnexpected revelationExciting fieldCell abnormalities
2004
Update on the clinical spectrum and genetics of red blood cell membrane disorders.
Gallagher PG. Update on the clinical spectrum and genetics of red blood cell membrane disorders. Current Hematology Reports 2004, 3: 85-91. PMID: 14965483.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStructure/function relationshipsSignificant genetic heterogeneityPrecise genetic defectGenetic lociMolecular biologyRed blood cell membrane disordersSplicing mutationGene deletionNonsense mutationCell membraneFunction relationshipsGenetic heterogeneityGenetic defectsHereditary elliptocytosisMembrane disordersRed blood cell membraneBlood cell membranesHereditary pyropoikilocytosisMutationsBetter understandingErythrocyte membranesMembraneLociGeneticsBiology