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Role of alpha-hemoglobin-stabilizing protein in normal erythropoiesis and beta-thalassemia.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Jan 2005
Weiss Mitchell J, Zhou Suiping, Feng Liang, Gell David A, Mackay Joel P, Shi Yigong, Gow Andrew J
Abstract excerpt
Hemoglobin (Hb) synthesis is coordinated by homeostatic mechanisms to limit the accumulation of free alpha or beta subunits, which are cytotoxic. Alpha hemoglobin-stabilizing protein (AHSP) is an abundant erythroid protein that specifically binds free alphaHb, stabilizes its structure, and limits its ability to participate in chemical reactions that generate reactive oxygen species. Gene ablation studies in mice...
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