2012
Mutations in the mechanotransduction protein PIEZO1 are associated with hereditary xerocytosis
Zarychanski R, Schulz VP, Houston BL, Maksimova Y, Houston DS, Smith B, Rinehart J, Gallagher PG. Mutations in the mechanotransduction protein PIEZO1 are associated with hereditary xerocytosis. Blood 2012, 120: 1908-1915. PMID: 22529292, PMCID: PMC3448561, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2012-04-422253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnemia, Hemolytic, CongenitalBase SequenceDNA Mutational AnalysisErythroid CellsExomeFamily HealthFemaleGene ExpressionGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeHumansHydrops FetalisIon ChannelsMaleMass SpectrometryMechanotransduction, CellularMolecular Sequence DataMutationPedigreeProteomicsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionConceptsPiezo proteinsErythrocyte volume homeostasisAutosomal dominant hemolytic anemiaHereditary xerocytosisPiezo familyMammalian cellsTransduction channelsCell mRNADiscovery proteomicsPIEZO1 mutationsGenetic diseasesSegregation analysisDisease phenotypeMutationsLinkage studiesHuman erythrocyte membranesProteinExome sequencingNumber analysisNovel mutationsPiezo1DNA levelsXerocytosisFirst reportVolume homeostasis
2009
Imaging of the diffusion of single band 3 molecules on normal and mutant erythrocytes
Kodippili GC, Spector J, Sullivan C, Kuypers FA, Labotka R, Gallagher PG, Ritchie K, Low PS. Imaging of the diffusion of single band 3 molecules on normal and mutant erythrocytes. Blood 2009, 113: 6237-6245. PMID: 19369229, PMCID: PMC2699255, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2009-02-205450.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBand 3 moleculesBand 3Membrane componentsPeripheral membrane proteinsMembrane-spanning proteinsProtein-protein interactionsBand 3 populationMembrane proteinsSingle-particle trackingIntact human erythrocytesPlasma membraneIntact normal erythrocytesRed cell pathologyMotile propertiesDiseased cellsHuman erythrocyte membranesMutant erythrocytesCell pathologyProteinEntire complexHuman erythrocytesCompartment sizeErythrocyte membranesMembraneMembrane abnormalities