title: The common hereditary elliptocytosis-associated α-spectrin L260P mutation perturbs erythrocyte membranes by stabilizing spectrin in the closed dimer conformation.
abstract: Hereditary elliptocytosis (HE) and hereditary pyropoikilocytosis (HPP) are common disorders of erythrocyte shape primarily because of mutations in spectrin. The most common HE/HPP mutations are located distant from the critical αβ-spectrin tetramerization site, yet still interfere with formation of spectrin tetramers and destabilize the membrane by unknown mechanisms. To address this question, we studied the common HE-associated mutation, αL260P, in the context of a fully functional mini-spectrin. The mutation exhibited wild-type tetramer binding in univalent binding assays, but reduced binding affinity in bivalent-binding assays. Biophysical analyses demonstrated the mutation-containing domain was only modestly structurally destabilized and helical content was not significantly changed. Gel filtration analysis of the αL260P mini-spectrin indicated more compact structures for dimers and tetramers compared with wild-type. Chemical crosslinking showed structural changes in the mutant mini-spectrin dimer were primarily restricted to the vicinity of the αL260P mutation and indicated large conformational rearrangements of this region. These data indicate the mutation increased the stability of the closed dimer state, thereby reducing tetramer assembly and resulting in membrane destabilization. These results reveal a novel mechanism of erythrocyte membrane destabilization that could contribute to development of therapeutic interventions for mutations in membrane proteins containing spectrin-type domains associated with inherited disease.
authors: The Center for Systems and Computational Biology and Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA;
authors: Sandra L
authors: SL
authors: Harper
authors: Sira
authors: S
authors: Sriswasdi
authors: Hsin-Yao
authors: HY
authors: Tang
authors: Massimiliano
authors: M
authors: Gaetani
authors: Patrick G
authors: PG
authors: Gallagher
authors: David W
authors: DW
authors: Speicher
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents / Q000737:chemistry; D004612:Elliptocytosis, Hereditary / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D004910:Erythrocyte Membrane / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation; D011485:Protein Binding; D055503:Protein Multimerization; D055550:Protein Stability; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D013049:Spectrin / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013049:Spectrin
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