Publications [#112910] of G Vann V. Bennett

Papers Published

1. V Bennett, JQ Davis, Proteins closely related to spectrin and ankyrin are general components of cell membranes., Progress in clinical and biological research, UNITED STATES, vol. 165 (1984), pp. 457-72, ISSN 0361-7742
   (last updated on 2003/02/18)

   Abstract:
   Membrane-associated analogues of erythrocyte spectrin and ankyrin have been detected in nonerythroid cells by crossreaction with antibodies. Brain spectrin and a spectrin-binding domain of brain ankyrin have been purified and demonstrated to have all known functional activities of their erythrocyte counterparts. The nonerythroid forms of spectrin and ankyrin may have functions such as providing support for the lipid bilayer, mediating some types of actin-membrane interactions, and integrating membrane-spanning proteins with cytoplasmic structural proteins.

   Keywords:
   Actins • Ankyrins • Brain • Cell Membrane • Erythrocyte Membrane • Humans • Membrane Proteins • Molecular Weight • Spectrin • analogs & derivatives • metabolism • metabolism*