2007
An 11-amino acid β-hairpin loop in the cytoplasmic domain of band 3 is responsible for ankyrin binding in mouse erythrocytes
Stefanovic M, Markham NO, Parry EM, Garrett-Beal LJ, Cline AP, Gallagher PG, Low PS, Bodine DM. An 11-amino acid β-hairpin loop in the cytoplasmic domain of band 3 is responsible for ankyrin binding in mouse erythrocytes. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2007, 104: 13972-13977. PMID: 17715300, PMCID: PMC1950715, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0706266104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCytoplasmic domainBeta-hairpin loopSpectrin-actinPlasma membraneBand 3Transmembrane protein band 3Β-hairpin loopProtein band 3Uncharacterized interactionMembrane proteinsProtein ankyrinCytoskeletal networkMembrane cytoskeletonCytoskeletal systemAnkyrinCurrent structural modelsErythrocyte membranesSLC4A1 geneLoop deletionComplete deficiencyDeletionMembraneMouse erythrocytesStructural supportDomain
1997
Genetic basis of the polymorphisms of the αI domain of spectrin
Gallagher P, Romana M, Wong C, Forget B. Genetic basis of the polymorphisms of the αI domain of spectrin. American Journal Of Hematology 1997, 56: 107-111. PMID: 9326352, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8652(199710)56:2<107::aid-ajh6>3.0.co;2-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic basisHereditary elliptocytosisHereditary pyropoikilocytosisDistinct haplotypesGenetic analysisProtein phenotypeAlpha-spectrinChromosomal backgroundΑI domainSpectrinPolymorphismMutationsHaplotypesPhenotypeElliptocytosisPyropoikilocytosisPCRAssaysFamilyGene polymorphismsDomainIdentification