Article
Crystal structure and functional interpretation of the erythrocyte spectrin tetramerization domain complex.
Blood - 10 Jun 2010
Ipsaro Jonathan J, Harper Sandra L, Messick Troy E, Marmorstein Ronen, Mondragón Alfonso, Speicher David W
Abstract excerpt
As the principal component of the membrane skeleton, spectrin confers integrity and flexibility to red cell membranes. Although this network involves many interactions, the most common hemolytic anemia mutations that disrupt erythrocyte morphology affect the spectrin tetramerization domains. Alth...
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