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Purification and Reconstitution of TRPV1 for Spectroscopic Analysis
Published on: July 3, 2018
Spectrins: a structural platform for stabilization and activation of membrane channels, receptors and transporters
Beata Machnicka1, Aleksander Czogalla2, Anita Hryniewicz-Jankowska2
1University of Zielona Góra, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Poland.
Abstract:
This review focuses on structure and functions of spectrin as a major component of the membrane skeleton. Recent advances on spectrin function as an interface for signal transduction mediation and a number of data concerning interaction of spectrin with membrane channels, adhesion molecules, receptors and transporters draw a picture of multifaceted protein. Here, we attempted to show the current depiction of multitask role of spectrin in cell physiology. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Reciprocal influences between cell cytoskeleton and membrane channels, receptors and transporters. Guest Editor: Jean Claude Hervé.
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