2001
Caspase Remodeling of the Spectrin Membrane Skeleton during Lens Development and Aging*
Lee A, Morrow J, Fowler V. Caspase Remodeling of the Spectrin Membrane Skeleton during Lens Development and Aging*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2001, 276: 20735-20742. PMID: 11278555, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m009723200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLens fiber cellsFiber cellsMembrane blebbingMembrane skeletonLens developmentAlpha-spectrinSpectrin membrane skeletonMembrane skeleton componentsChick lens developmentCell-cell fusionApoptotic cellsOldest fiber cellsMembrane associationClassical apoptosisApoptotic processSpecific proteolysisTerminal differentiationAdult lensSpectrin fragmentsMembrane interdigitationsBlebbingCytoskeletal protein alpha-spectrinPermanent remodelingSkeleton componentsSpectrin
1998
A widely expressed βIII spectrin associated with Golgi and cytoplasmic vesicles
Stankewich M, Tse W, Peters L, Ch’ng Y, John K, Stabach P, Devarajan P, Morrow J, Lux S. A widely expressed βIII spectrin associated with Golgi and cytoplasmic vesicles. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1998, 95: 14158-14163. PMID: 9826670, PMCID: PMC24343, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.24.14158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBetaIII spectrinGene mapsMembrane skeletonEndoplasmic reticulum marker calnexinPlasma membrane skeletonPleckstrin homology domainTrans-Golgi networkHuman brain cDNASyntenic regionsGene familyProtein 4.1Membrane associationCompartment markersImportant structural componentDa proteinSelf-association siteGolgi membranesHomology searchCDNA endsRapid amplificationUnidentified isoformChromosome 19Liver Golgi membranesGenBank databaseVesicle markers
1994
Beta II-spectrin (fodrin) and beta I epsilon 2-spectrin (muscle) contain NH2- and COOH-terminal membrane association domains (MAD1 and MAD2).
Lombardo C, Weed S, Kennedy S, Forget B, Morrow J. Beta II-spectrin (fodrin) and beta I epsilon 2-spectrin (muscle) contain NH2- and COOH-terminal membrane association domains (MAD1 and MAD2). Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1994, 269: 29212-29219. PMID: 7961888, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)62032-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPleckstrin homology domainBeta II spectrinHomology domainSequence motifsBeta III-spectrinBrain spectrinGlutathione S-transferase fusion proteinRepeat 1S-transferase fusion proteinMembrane association domainNovel functional motifsCOOH-terminal domainG protein bindingDistinct sequence motifsBovine brain spectrinCOOH-terminal sequenceAssociation domainMembrane associationProtein 4.1Spectrin functionSequence comparisonPlasma membraneFunctional motifsRecombinant proteins