2016
Diagnosis of Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency
Gallagher PG, Glader B. Diagnosis of Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2016, 63: 771-772. PMID: 26836632, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.25922.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
An insulator with barrier-element activity promotes α-spectrin gene expression in erythroid cells
Gallagher PG, Nilson DG, Steiner LA, Maksimova YD, Lin JY, Bodine DM. An insulator with barrier-element activity promotes α-spectrin gene expression in erythroid cells. Blood 2008, 113: 1547-1554. PMID: 19008453, PMCID: PMC2644083, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2008-06-164954.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntron 1Erythroid cellsErythrocyte membrane protein genesExon 1Chicken HS4 insulatorGamma-globin proteinChromatin immunoprecipitation assaysEarly erythroid developmentMembrane protein geneAlpha-spectrin geneTissue-specific expressionMembrane biogenesisErythroid developmentGlobin genesHS4 insulatorImmunoprecipitation assaysProtein geneReporter geneGene expressionDevelopmental stagesGenesPromoterAdult erythrocytesExpressionSpectrinNonsense mutations of the α-spectrin gene in hereditary pyropoikilocytosis
Tolpinrud W, Maksimova YD, Forget BG, Gallagher PG. Nonsense mutations of the α-spectrin gene in hereditary pyropoikilocytosis. Haematologica 2008, 93: 1752-1754. PMID: 18815189, DOI: 10.3324/haematol.13639.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Aplastic Crisis Revealing the Diagnosis of Hb Evans [α62(E11)Val→Met, GTG→ATG (α2)] in a Hispanic Kindred: Case Report and Review
Steiner LA, Van Hoff J, Kutlar F, Gallagher PG. Aplastic Crisis Revealing the Diagnosis of Hb Evans [α62(E11)Val→Met, GTG→ATG (α2)] in a Hispanic Kindred: Case Report and Review. Hemoglobin 2007, 31: 409-416. PMID: 17994374, DOI: 10.1080/03630260701590301.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 22TranscriptsMutationsRed Cell Membrane Disorders
Gallagher PG. Red Cell Membrane Disorders. Hematology 2005, 2005: 13-18. PMID: 16304353, DOI: 10.1182/asheducation-2005.1.13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplications of splenectomyOverwhelming postsplenectomy infectionRecent management guidelinesRole of splenectomyPenicillin-resistant pneumococciHealth care providersLong-term riskPulmonary hypertensionLaparoscopic approachMost patientsPostsplenectomy infectionSurgical methodsLaboratory heterogeneityCardiovascular diseaseHemolytic anemiaCare providersSplenectomyThrombotic disordersManagement guidelinesHereditary spherocytosisDisordersInfectionPrivate mutationsRed cell membrane disordersSpherocytosis
2001
Spectrin Oligomerization is Cooperatively Coupled to Membrane Assembly: A Linkage Targeted by Many Hereditary Hemolytic Anemias?
Giorgi M, Cianci C, Gallagher P, Morrow J. Spectrin Oligomerization is Cooperatively Coupled to Membrane Assembly: A Linkage Targeted by Many Hereditary Hemolytic Anemias? Experimental And Molecular Pathology 2001, 70: 215-230. PMID: 11418000, DOI: 10.1006/exmp.2001.2377.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
Structure, Organization, and Expression of the Human Band 7.2b Gene, a Candidate Gene for Hereditary Hydrocytosis (∗)
Gallagher P, Forget B. Structure, Organization, and Expression of the Human Band 7.2b Gene, a Candidate Gene for Hereditary Hydrocytosis (∗). Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1995, 270: 26358-26363. PMID: 7592848, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.270.44.26358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3T3 CellsAmino Acid SequenceAnemia, HemolyticAnimalsBase SequenceBlood ProteinsBlotting, NorthernCell LineConsensus SequenceDNA PrimersDNA, ComplementaryExonsGene ExpressionGenetic VariationHominidaeHumansIntronsLeukemia, Erythroblastic, AcuteMembrane ProteinsMiceMolecular Sequence DataPolymerase Chain ReactionPolymorphism, GeneticPromoter Regions, GeneticRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRegulatory Sequences, Nucleic AcidRestriction MappingRNA, MessengerTransfectionTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsSingle transcription initiation siteSimple sequence repeat polymorphismKilobases of DNATranscription initiation siteAlternative polyadenylation signalsFurther genetic studiesHigh-level expressionNorthern blot analysisPattern of expressionWide tissue distributionGenomic structureRich promoterNonerythroid cellsChromosomal genesPolyadenylation signalMembrane skeletonGene cDNAGene promoterReporter geneCandidate genesRecognition sequenceGenetic studiesInitiation siteGenesBase pairscDNA Structure, Tissue-Specific Expression, and Chromosomal Localization of the Murine Band 7.2b Gene
Gallagher P, Romana M, Lieman J, Ward D. cDNA Structure, Tissue-Specific Expression, and Chromosomal Localization of the Murine Band 7.2b Gene. Blood 1995, 86: 359-365. PMID: 7540886, DOI: 10.1182/blood.v86.1.359.bloodjournal861359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTissue-specific expressionSingle membrane-spanning domainMembrane-spanning domainsBp of cDNAOpen reading frameChromosomal localizationSignificant homologyReading frameCDNA structureHuman homologueAlpha-helixProtein structureBeta sheetAmino acidsErythrocyte membranesGenesProximal regionDatabase searchingProteinSitu hybridizationCDNADistal regionWider patternsSkeletal muscleExpression
1991
A defect in alpha-spectrin mRNA accumulation in hereditary pyropoikilocytosis.
Gallagher PG, Tse WT, Marchesi SL, Zarkowsky HS, Forget BG. A defect in alpha-spectrin mRNA accumulation in hereditary pyropoikilocytosis. Proceedings Of The Association Of American Physicians 1991, 104: 32-9. PMID: 1845156.Peer-Reviewed Original Research