Comparison of Nonerythroid α-Spectrin Genes Reveals Strict Homology among Diverse Species
Leto T, Fortugno-Erikson D, Barton D, Yang-Feng T, Francke U, Harris A, Morrow J, Marchesi V, Benz E. Comparison of Nonerythroid α-Spectrin Genes Reveals Strict Homology among Diverse Species. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1988, 8: 1-9. DOI: 10.1128/mcb.8.1.1-9.1988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchΑ-spectrin geneHuman chromosome 9Comparison of sequencesCarboxy-terminal sequenceErythroid genesDiverse speciesSpectrin geneExpression libraryChromosome 1Hydrophobic residuesErythroid spectrinFilamentous proteinsFunctional sitesGenesChromosome 9Human cloneStrict homologyΑ-spectrinRepeat patternCell membraneInvariant tryptophanSpectrinPeptide sequencesCDNASpecies