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α-Hemoglobin stabilizing protein: a modulating factor in thalassemias?
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 2011
Wajcman Henri, Vasseur Corinne, Pissard Serge, Baudin-Creuza Veronique
Abstract excerpt
α-Hemoglobin stabilizing protein (AHSP) is a small protein of 102 residues induced by GATA-1, Oct-1- and EKLF. It is synthesized at a high level in the red blood cell precursors and acts as a chaperone protecting the α-hemoglobin (α-Hb) chains against precipitation. α-Hemoglobin stabilizing protein forms a heterodimer complex with α-Hb, then displaying modified oxygen binding kinetics. In the absence of AHSP,...
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