A Comprehensive Model of the Spectrin Divalent Tetramer Binding Region Deduced Using Homology Modeling and Chemical Cross-linking of a Mini-spectrin [S] *
Li D, Harper SL, Tang HY, Maksimova Y, Gallagher PG, Speicher DW. A Comprehensive Model of the Spectrin Divalent Tetramer Binding Region Deduced Using Homology Modeling and Chemical Cross-linking of a Mini-spectrin [S] *. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2010, 285: 29535-29545. PMID: 20610390, PMCID: PMC2937985, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.145573.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHelix faceRed cell membrane stabilityHomology modelingNon-homologous tailsCell membrane stabilityC-terminal tailWild-type bindingMedium-resolution structureSubtle conformational changesTetramer complexSpectrin tetramer formationChemical Cross-LinkingMembrane skeletonRecombinant domainsTetramer formationA Fused α-β “Mini-spectrin” Mimics the Intact Erythrocyte Spectrin Head-to-head Tetramer*
Harper SL, Li D, Maksimova Y, Gallagher PG, Speicher DW. A Fused α-β “Mini-spectrin” Mimics the Intact Erythrocyte Spectrin Head-to-head Tetramer*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2010, 285: 11003-11012. PMID: 20139081, PMCID: PMC2856305, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.083048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsN-terminal regionFull-length dimerC-terminal regionRed cell membrane integrityGel filtration analysisLateral associationCell membrane integrityOligomeric stateFusion proteinAlpha-spectrinTetramer formationBeta subunitC-terminalN-terminalConformational statesFunctional studiesFiltration analysisMembrane integritySpectrin heterodimersTerminal peptidesDimer interactionsDistinct groupsSpectrinSpectrin dimersProtein