title: Sequence comparison of human and murine erythrocyte alpha-spectrin cDNA.
abstract: The results of hybridization analyses using cDNA probes for mouse and human alpha-spectrin mRNA indicate that a single gene encodes the alpha-subunit of erythrocyte spectrin. Sequencing of the cDNA clones showed that they code for 370 amino acids (aa) covering three repeat domains close to the C terminus of alpha-spectrin. The cloned cDNAs will now permit the isolation of the alpha-spectrin gene and should lead to the characterization of the genetic aspects in human hereditary anemias in which alpha-spectrin has been characterized as the site of the molecular defect.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis*; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; D005796:Genes; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013049:Spectrin / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D013049:Spectrin; D004247:DNA; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes