2000
Identification and Characterization of βV Spectrin, a Mammalian Ortholog of Drosophila βHSpectrin* 210
Stabach P, Morrow J. Identification and Characterization of βV Spectrin, a Mammalian Ortholog of Drosophila βHSpectrin* 210. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2000, 275: 21385-21395. PMID: 10764729, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.c000159200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceCaenorhabditis elegansCloning, MolecularConsensus SequenceDNA, ComplementaryDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsExonsGene LibraryHumansIntronsMammalsMolecular Sequence DataMolecular WeightOrgan SpecificityPhylogenyRatsRecombinant ProteinsRepetitive Sequences, Amino AcidRetinaSequence AlignmentSequence Homology, Amino AcidSpectrinTumor Cells, CulturedViral ProteinsConceptsDrosophila orthologMammalian orthologsSpectrin repeatsPleckstrin homology domainComplete cDNA sequenceActin-binding domainSelf-association domainAmino acids 85Amino acid sequenceBeta-spectrin geneHuman retina cDNA libraryRetina cDNA libraryFly counterpartMammalian spectrinsCaenorhabditis elegansHomology domainEpithelial cell populationsSH3 domainApical domainCDNA sequenceCDNA libraryOrthologsPolarized epitheliumBeta spectrinAcid sequence
1993
The 270 kDa splice variant of erythrocyte beta-spectrin (beta I sigma 2) segregates in vivo and in vitro to specific domains of cerebellar neurons.
Malchiodi-Albedi F, Ceccarini M, Winkelmann J, Morrow J, Petrucci T. The 270 kDa splice variant of erythrocyte beta-spectrin (beta I sigma 2) segregates in vivo and in vitro to specific domains of cerebellar neurons. Journal Of Cell Science 1993, 106 ( Pt 1): 67-78. PMID: 8270644, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.106.1.67.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta IPostsynaptic densityMultiple alternative transcriptsBeta-spectrin isoformBeta-spectrin genePlasma membrane stainingAlpha beta heterodimersNon-erythroid alpha-spectrinRegion of alphaCerebellar granule cellsDistinct genesPrecise segregationSubstantial homologyBiochemical restrictionsSingle protein bandAlternative transcriptsDistinct cytoplasmicUnique sequencesCerebellar neuronsSpectrin isoformsBeta heterodimerAlpha-spectrinSpectrin complexSplice variantsTargeting mechanism