2013
The common hereditary elliptocytosis-associated α-spectrin L260P mutation perturbs erythrocyte membranes by stabilizing spectrin in the closed dimer conformation
Harper SL, Sriswasdi S, Tang HY, Gaetani M, Gallagher PG, Speicher DW. The common hereditary elliptocytosis-associated α-spectrin L260P mutation perturbs erythrocyte membranes by stabilizing spectrin in the closed dimer conformation. Blood 2013, 122: 3045-3053. PMID: 23974198, PMCID: PMC3811177, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2013-02-487702.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceBinding SitesCross-Linking ReagentsElliptocytosis, HereditaryErythrocyte MembraneHumansModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutationProtein BindingProtein MultimerizationProtein StabilityProtein Structure, SecondaryProtein Structure, TertiaryRecombinant ProteinsSpectrinConceptsHereditary elliptocytosisMembrane destabilizationLarge conformational rearrangementsGel filtration analysisMembrane proteinsTetramer assemblyHereditary pyropoikilocytosisBiophysical analysisCommon hereditary elliptocytosisConformational rearrangementsDimer conformationHelical contentTetramerization siteFiltration analysisSpectrin tetramersNovel mechanismUnknown mechanismMutationsBinding assaysSpectrinChemical crosslinkingErythrocyte shapeTetramerErythrocyte membranesMembrane
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
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
2006
Lentivirus Vectors Containing a Band 3/γ-Globin Gene Flanked by Distinct Insulator Elements Are Resistant to Gene Silencing in Primary Mouse Erythroid Cells.
Harrow F, Frazar T, Seidel N, Gallagher P, Bodine D. Lentivirus Vectors Containing a Band 3/γ-Globin Gene Flanked by Distinct Insulator Elements Are Resistant to Gene Silencing in Primary Mouse Erythroid Cells. Blood 2006, 108: 3260. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v108.11.3260.3260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchΓ-globin geneLocus control regionInsulator elementsΓ-globinΓ-globin mRNAB3 promoterStart siteΓ-globin gene expressionMouse hematopoietic progenitor cellsLike globin genesAbundant membrane proteinErythroid-specific expressionTranscription start siteΓ-globin expressionMouse erythroid cellsCorrect start sitesHigh-throughput real-time PCRHypersensitive site 4Transgenic miceΒ-globin geneMultiple upstream sitesInsulator activityGlobin genesHematopoietic stem cellsMembrane proteins
2005
Genetic Evidence That an 11 Amino Acid β-Hairpin Loop in the Cytoplasmic Domain of Band 3 Is Responsible for at Least 50% of Ankyrin Binding in Mouse Erythrocytes.
Markham N, Parry E, Stefanovic M, Gallagher P, Low P, Bodine D. Genetic Evidence That an 11 Amino Acid β-Hairpin Loop in the Cytoplasmic Domain of Band 3 Is Responsible for at Least 50% of Ankyrin Binding in Mouse Erythrocytes. Blood 2005, 106: 1659. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v106.11.1659.1659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchΒ-hairpin loopCytoplasmic domainWild typeHuman band 3Neomycin resistance geneMembrane proteinsBand 3Mutant allelesBand 3 cytoplasmic domainResistance genesLevels of mRNARed cell membrane proteinsIntegral erythrocyte membrane proteinsSpectrin-actin cytoskeletonCre recombinase proteinDomain 3Embryonic stem cellsQuantitative RT-PCR analysisCell membrane proteinsNormal Mendelian ratioBand 3 mRNATransgenic miceAnion exchange proteinMutant erythrocytesBand 3 gene
2004
Sequences Downstream of the Erythroid Promoter Are Required for High Level Expression of the Human α-Spectrin Gene*
Wong EY, Lin J, Forget BG, Bodine DM, Gallagher PG. Sequences Downstream of the Erythroid Promoter Are Required for High Level Expression of the Human α-Spectrin Gene*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2004, 279: 55024-55033. PMID: 15456760, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m408886200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceBinding SitesCell DifferentiationCell MembraneCell NucleusChromatin ImmunoprecipitationCREB-Binding ProteinDeoxyribonuclease IDNADNA PrimersDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA, ComplementaryErythrocytesErythroid-Specific DNA-Binding FactorsEthidiumExonsGATA1 Transcription FactorGenes, ReporterHeLa CellsHumansImmunoprecipitationIntronsK562 CellsLuciferasesModels, GeneticMolecular Sequence DataMutationNuclear ProteinsPlasmidsPromoter Regions, GeneticSpectrinTemperatureTrans-ActivatorsTranscription FactorsTransfectionConceptsErythroid-specific expressionAlpha-spectrin geneGATA-1 sitesCore promoterDNase I hypersensitive sitesElectrophoretic mobility shift assaysChromatin immunoprecipitation assaysMobility shift assaysΑ-spectrin geneThymidine kinase promoterPositive regulatory elementHigh-level expressionGenomic orientationErythroid promoterGATA-1Membrane proteinsHypersensitive sitesImmunoprecipitation assaysRegulatory elementsSequence downstreamShift assaysErythroid differentiationTransfection assaysEnhancer activityReporter gene
2002
Erythroid Expression of the Human α-Spectrin Gene Promoter Is Mediated by GATA-1- and NF-E2-binding Proteins*
Boulanger L, Sabatino DE, Wong EY, Cline AP, Garrett LJ, Garbarz M, Dhermy D, Bodine DM, Gallagher PG. Erythroid Expression of the Human α-Spectrin Gene Promoter Is Mediated by GATA-1- and NF-E2-binding Proteins*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2002, 277: 41563-41570. PMID: 12196550, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m208184200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords5' Flanking RegionAnimalsBase SequenceBinding SitesDNA, ComplementaryDNA-Binding ProteinsErythroid Precursor CellsErythroid-Specific DNA-Binding FactorsErythropoiesisGATA1 Transcription FactorHeLa CellsHumansK562 CellsMiceMice, TransgenicMolecular Sequence DataNF-E2 Transcription FactorNF-E2 Transcription Factor, p45 SubunitPromoter Regions, GeneticSpectrinTranscription FactorsConceptsGene promoterGATA-1Reporter genePromoter/reporter plasmidsAlpha-spectrinGel mobility shift assaysErythroid-specific expressionFull promoter activityAlpha-spectrin geneMobility shift assaysErythroid progenitor cellsHuman tissue culture cell linesTissue culture cell linesAdult reticulocytesErythroid promoterNonerythroid tissuesMembrane proteinsLow-level expressionRegulatory elementsShift assaysErythroid expressionCell shapeDNase IErythroid cellsPromoter activity
2000
The human ankyrin-1 gene is selectively transcribed in erythroid cell lines despite the presence of a housekeeping-like promoter.
Gallagher P, Romana M, Tse W, Lux S, Forget B. The human ankyrin-1 gene is selectively transcribed in erythroid cell lines despite the presence of a housekeeping-like promoter. Blood 2000, 96: 1136-43. PMID: 10910934, DOI: 10.1182/blood.v96.3.1136.015k48_1136_1143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman ankyrin-1 geneGATA-1Ankyrin-1 geneErythroid promoterPromoter/reporter plasmidsMultiple transcription initiation sitesElectrophoretic mobility shift assaysHousekeeping gene promoterRegulation of genesCCAAT consensus sequencesTranscription initiation siteMobility shift assaysReporter gene expressionGATA-1 sitesErythroid cell linesAntibody supershift experimentsCell linesErythrocyte membrane proteinsTissue culture cell linesCACCC siteSp1 sitesMembrane proteinsPromoter sequencesAnkyrin geneHTF islandThe human ankyrin-1 gene is selectively transcribed in erythroid cell lines despite the presence of a housekeeping-like promoter
Gallagher P, Romana M, Tse W, Lux S, Forget B. The human ankyrin-1 gene is selectively transcribed in erythroid cell lines despite the presence of a housekeeping-like promoter. Blood 2000, 96: 1136-1143. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v96.3.1136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman ankyrin-1 geneGATA-1Ankyrin-1 geneErythroid promoterPromoter/reporter plasmidsMultiple transcription initiation sitesElectrophoretic mobility shift assaysHousekeeping gene promoterRegulation of genesCCAAT consensus sequencesTranscription initiation siteMobility shift assaysReporter gene expressionGATA-1 sitesFlanking genomic DNAErythroid cell linesAntibody supershift experimentsCell linesErythrocyte membrane proteinsTissue culture cell linesCACCC siteSp1 sitesMembrane proteinsPromoter sequencesAnkyrin gene
1999
A Human β-Spectrin Gene Promoter Directs High Level Expression in Erythroid but Not Muscle or Neural Cells*
Gallagher P, Sabatino D, Romana M, Cline A, Garrett L, Bodine D, Forget B. A Human β-Spectrin Gene Promoter Directs High Level Expression in Erythroid but Not Muscle or Neural Cells*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1999, 274: 6062-6073. PMID: 10037687, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.10.6062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta-spectrin geneGene promoterHigh-level expressionGATA-1Regulatory elementsReporter geneErythroid tissuesPromoter/reporter plasmidsGel mobility shift assaysLevel expressionGATA-1 motifsFull promoter activityTissue-specific expressionMobility shift assaysAdditional regulatory elementsErythrocyte membrane proteinsHuman tissue culture cell linesTissue culture cell linesErythroid promoterMembrane proteinsShift assaysBeta spectrinHeterologous cellsCell shapeDNase I
1997
Structure and Organization of the Human Ankyrin-1 Gene BASIS FOR COMPLEXITY OF PRE-mRNA PROCESSING*
Gallagher P, Tse W, Scarpa A, Lux S, Forget B. Structure and Organization of the Human Ankyrin-1 Gene BASIS FOR COMPLEXITY OF PRE-mRNA PROCESSING*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1997, 272: 19220-19228. PMID: 9235914, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.272.31.19220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenomic structureANK-1 geneSpectrin-binding domainMembrane-binding domainIntron/exon boundariesAlternative polyadenylation signalsPre-mRNA processingBrain-specific transcriptFurther genetic studiesErythrocyte membrane proteinsErythroid transcriptsCommon hemolytic anemiaGene basisAlternative splicingRegulatory domainProtein domainsChromosomal genesMembrane proteinsKilobase pairsPolyadenylation signalMembrane skeletonPlasma membraneExon boundariesGenetic studiesAnkyrin 1
1996
Genomic Organization and 5′-Flanking DNA Sequence of the Murine Stomatin Gene (Epb72)
Gallagher P, Turetsky T, Mentzer W. Genomic Organization and 5′-Flanking DNA Sequence of the Murine Stomatin Gene (Epb72). Genomics 1996, 34: 410-412. PMID: 8786142, DOI: 10.1006/geno.1996.0304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStomatin geneDNA sequencesPotential DNA-binding proteinsIntegral membrane proteinsDNA-binding proteinsGenomic DNA sequencesHousekeeping gene promoterGenomic organizationExon structureGenomic structureChromosomal genesMembrane proteinsGene promoterConsensus sequenceGenomic DNAProtein structureGenesHereditary stomatocytosisSequenceProteinErythrocyte membranesStomatinCloningExonsPromoter
1992
A common type of the spectrin alpha I 46-50a-kD peptide abnormality in hereditary elliptocytosis and pyropoikilocytosis is associated with a mutation distant from the proteolytic cleavage site. Evidence for the functional importance of the triple helical model of spectrin.
Gallagher PG, Tse WT, Coetzer T, Lecomte MC, Garbarz M, Zarkowsky HS, Baruchel A, Ballas SK, Dhermy D, Palek J. A common type of the spectrin alpha I 46-50a-kD peptide abnormality in hereditary elliptocytosis and pyropoikilocytosis is associated with a mutation distant from the proteolytic cleavage site. Evidence for the functional importance of the triple helical model of spectrin. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1992, 89: 892-898. PMID: 1541680, PMCID: PMC442935, DOI: 10.1172/jci115669.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProteolytic cleavage sitesAlpha-spectrin chainTriple helical modelCleavage siteHelix 2Helix-breaking proline substitutionsHereditary elliptocytosisAlpha iAlpha-spectrin geneAlpha-helical structureAmino-terminal sideHereditary pyropoikilocytosisHelical modelErythrocyte membrane proteinsLimited tryptic digestionMembrane proteinsSpectrin repeatsDNA sequencesSpectrin chainsHelix 3Position 207Leucine residuesFunctional importanceProline substitutionPoint mutations