Identification of functional domains of human erythrocyte spectrin.
Morrow J, Speicher D, Knowles W, Hsu C, Marchesi V. Identification of functional domains of human erythrocyte spectrin. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1980, 77: 6592-6596. PMID: 6935670, PMCID: PMC350332, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.77.11.6592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman erythrocyte spectrinErythrocyte membrane vesiclesMembrane vesiclesBinding of spectrinErythrocyte spectrinHigh-affinity membraneCleavage of spectrinFunctional domainsCytoplasmic surfaceDimeric spectrinProtein receptorsPolypeptide chainTerminal regionSpectrinTemperature-dependent associationUnique polypeptide chainsNoncovalent associationTerminal portionAlpha chainBeta chain