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Spectrin

Known as: Spectrin [Chemical/Ingredient], Spectrins 
A high molecular weight (220-250 kDa) water-soluble protein which can be extracted from erythrocyte ghosts in low ionic strength buffers. The protein… Expand
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
The Spectrin cytoskeleton regulates the Hippo signalling pathway
The Spectrin cytoskeleton is known to be polarised in epithelial cells, yet its role remains poorly understood. Here, we show… Expand
Review
2011
Review
2011
The nucleoskeleton as a genome-associated dynamic 'network of networks'
In the cytosol, actin polymers, intermediate filaments and microtubules can anchor to cell surface adhesions and interlink to… Expand
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Metabolic remodeling of the human red blood cell membrane
  • Y. Park, C. Best, +5 authors M. Feld
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2010
    • Corpus ID: 1920158
The remarkable deformability of the human red blood cell (RBC) results from the coupled dynamic response of the phospholipid… Expand
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Presynaptic calcium channels and α3‐integrins are complexed with synaptic cleft laminins, cytoskeletal elements and active zone components
J. Neurochem. (2010) 115, 654–666. 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Spectrins and AnkyrinB Constitute a Specialized Paranodal Cytoskeleton
Paranodal junctions of myelinated nerve fibers are important for saltatory conduction and function as paracellular and membrane… Expand
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Cell junction-associated proteins IQGAP1, MAGI-2, CASK, spectrins, and alpha-actinin are components of the nephrin multiprotein complex.
Nephrin is a cell surface receptor of the Ig superfamily that localizes to slit diaphragms, the specialized junctions between the… Expand
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
βIV Spectrins Are Essential for Membrane Stability and the Molecular Organization of Nodes of Ranvier
High densities of sodium channels at nodes of Ranvier permit action potential conduction and depend on βIV spectrins, a family of… Expand
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Cooperativity in forced unfolding of tandem spectrin repeats.
Force-driven conformational changes provide a broad basis for protein extensibility, and multidomain proteins broaden the… Expand
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Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Comparison of spectrin isolated from erythroid and non-erythroid sources.
Spectrin from erythrocytes and two other tissues (brain and intestine) were isolated from two distant species, pig and chicken… Expand
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Self-assembly of spectrin oligomers in vitro: a basis for a dynamic cytoskeleton
Purified human erythrocyte spectrin is able to form large oligomeric species without the collaboration of any other proteins… Expand
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