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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Membrane Proteins > Spectrin
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Cytoskeletal Proteins > Spectrin

Preferred term

Spectrin  

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  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • alpha Spectrin
  • alpha-Spectrin
  • beta Spectrin
  • beta-Spectrin

Scope note

  • A high molecular weight (220-250 kDa) water-soluble protein which can be extracted from erythrocyte ghosts in low ionic strength buffers. The protein contains no lipids or carbohydrates, is the predominant species of peripheral erythrocyte membrane proteins, and exists as a fibrous coating on the inner, cytoplasmic surface of the membrane.

History note

  • 84(77); was see under MEMBRANE PROTEINS 1978-83, was see under BLOOD PROTEINS 1977

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D013049

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