Ankyrin-Based Trafficking and Scaffolding of Membrane Proteins: Implications for Plasma Membrane Stability, Formation, and Specialization

Gokay Yamankurt¹, Francis T. Nguyen¹, Peter J. Mohler^2,3,4 and Shane R. Cunha^1*

¹Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, The University of Texas Health Science Center, USA

²Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, USA

³Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University, USA

⁴Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, The Ohio State University, USA

^*Corresponding Author: Shane R. Cunha, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Department Of Integrative Biology And Pharmacology, 6431 Fannin St., MSE R356, Houston, TX 77030, USA, Tel: 713-500-7433, Fax: 713-500-0689