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Crystal structure of the nonerythroid alpha-spectrin tetramerization site reveals differences between erythroid and nonerythroid spectrin tetramer formation.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 7 May 2010
Mehboob Shahila, Song Yuanli, Witek Marta, Long Fei, Santarsiero Bernard D, Johnson Michael E, Fung Leslie W-M
Abstract excerpt
We have solved the crystal structure of a segment of nonerythroid alpha-spectrin (alphaII) consisting of the first 147 residues to a resolution of 2.3 A. We find that the structure of this segment is generally similar to a corresponding segment from erythroid alpha-spectrin (alphaI) but exhibits unique differences with functional significance. Specific features include the following: (i) an irregular and frayed...
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