Structural insights into the stability and flexibility of unusual erythroid spectrin repeats
Kusunoki, H., MacDonald, R.I., Mondragon, A.(2004) Structure 12: 645-656
- PubMed: 15062087 
- DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2004.02.022
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1S35 - PubMed Abstract: 
Erythroid spectrin, a major component of the cytoskeletal network of the red cell which contributes to both the stability and the elasticity of the red cell membrane, is composed of two subunits, alpha and beta, each formed by 16-20 tandem repeats. The properties of the repeats and their relative arrangement are thought to be key determinants of spectrin flexibility ...