Spectrin

From Proteopedia

spinqualitylabelsall models Human spectrin α (grey) and β1 chain (green) 3lbx Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image Function Spectrin forms scaffolding in plasma membranes and cytoskeletal structure. It interacts with actin at either end of its tetramer[1]. The SPT dimer is formed by association of α1 and β1 monomers. In invertebrates there are SPT α, β and βH. In vertebrates there are SPT α1 (SPTA1), α2 (SPTA2) and β1 (SPTB1) to β5. SPT contains an SRC Homology 3 domain (SH3), a Pleckstrin Homology (PH) domain and a Calponin Homology (CH) domain. Disease Mutations in SPT α are found in patients with hereditary elliptocytosis[2]. SPT β deficiency is found in hereditary spherocytosis[3]. 3D Structures of Spectrin Spectrin 3D structures

References

1. ↑ Das A, Base C, Dhulipala S, Dubreuil RR. Spectrin functions upstream of ankyrin in a spectrin cytoskeleton assembly pathway. J Cell Biol. 2006 Oct 23;175(2):325-35. PMID:17060500 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.200602095
2. ↑ Coetzer T, Palek J, Lawler J, Liu SC, Jarolim P, Lahav M, Prchal JT, Wang W, Alter BP, Schewitz G, et al.. Structural and functional heterogeneity of alpha spectrin mutations involving the spectrin heterodimer self-association site: relationships to hematologic expression of homozygous hereditary elliptocytosis and hereditary pyropoikilocytosis. Blood. 1990 Jun 1;75(11):2235-44. PMID:2346784
3. ↑ Dhermy D, Galand C, Bournier O, Cynober T, Mechinaud F, Tchemia G, Garbarz M. Hereditary spherocytosis with spectrin deficiency related to null mutations of the beta-spectrin gene. Blood Cells Mol Dis. 1998 Jun;24(2):251-61. PMID:9714702 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/bcmd.1998.0190