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α-Haemoglobin stabilising protein expression is influenced by mean cell haemoglobin and HbF levels in HbE/β-thalassaemia individuals.
Blood cells, molecules & diseases - 15 Jan 2012
Lim Wai Feng, Muniandi Logeswaran, George Elizabeth, Sathar Jameela, Teh Lai Kuan, Gan Gin Gin, Lai Mei I
Abstract excerpt
The alpha haemoglobin stabilising protein (AHSP) acts as a molecular chaperone for α-globin by stabilising nascent α-globin before transferring it to waiting free β-globin chains. Binding of AHSP to α-globin renders α-globin chemically inert whereby preventing it from precipitating and forming reactive oxygen species byproducts. The AHSP has been actively studied in the recent years, particularly in its relation...
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