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Combined Deletion of Mouse Dematin-Headpiece and β-Adducin Exerts a Novel Effect on the Spectrin-Actin Junctions Leading to Erythrocyte Fragility and Hemolytic Anemia
4 Dec 2006
Abstract excerpt
Dematin and adducin are actin-binding proteins of the erythrocyte "junctional complex." Individually, they exert modest effects on erythrocyte shape and membrane stability, and their homologues are expressed widely in non-erythroid cells. Here we report generation and characterization of double knock-out mice lacking beta-adducin and the headpiece domain of dematin. The combined mutations result in altered...
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