2003
Identification of the primary caspase 3 cleavage site in alpha II-spectrin during apoptosis
Williams S, Smith A, Cianci C, Morrow J, Brown T. Identification of the primary caspase 3 cleavage site in alpha II-spectrin during apoptosis. Apoptosis 2003, 8: 353-361. PMID: 12815278, DOI: 10.1023/a:1024168901003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCaspase-3 cleavage siteCleavage sitePrimary cleavage siteII-spectrinCytoskeletal integrityAlpha II spectrinMembrane stabilityCaspase-3Cleavage of alphaApoptotic cell deathCaspase-3 activationMature B cellsConsensus sitesDeletion analysisTranscriptional inhibitorMajor proteinsLikely altersApoptotic bodiesCell deathProteinStructural conformationActinomycin DSpectrinNew insightsApoptosis
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
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
1998
Utilization of an 86bp exon generates a novel adducin isoform (β4) lacking the MARCKS homology domain1The first two authors contributed equally to this work.1
Sinard J, Stewart G, Stabach P, Argent A, Gilligan D, Morrow J. Utilization of an 86bp exon generates a novel adducin isoform (β4) lacking the MARCKS homology domain1The first two authors contributed equally to this work.1. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta 1998, 1396: 57-66. PMID: 9524222, DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4781(97)00167-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlternative SplicingAmino Acid SequenceBase SequenceCalmodulin-Binding ProteinsCloning, MolecularExonsHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsIsomerismMembrane ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataMyristoylated Alanine-Rich C Kinase SubstrateOrgan SpecificityPolymerase Chain ReactionProtein Structure, TertiaryProteinsSequence Homology, Amino AcidSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidTranscription, GeneticConceptsNovel amino acidAmino acidsBeta-adducinNew isoformHuman bone marrow cDNA libraryBone marrow cDNA libraryDifferent reading framesCalcium/calmodulinLysine-rich sequenceNT-2 cellsProtein kinase CGenomic clonesGenomic mapNew amino acidsAlternate exonsActin crossCDNA libraryReading frameSplice consensus sequenceNew exonsNovel isoformConsensus sequenceStop codonKinase CExons
1995
Frequent alterations in E-cadherin and alpha- and beta-catenin expression in human breast cancer cell lines.
Pierceall W, Woodard A, Morrow J, Rimm D, Fearon E. Frequent alterations in E-cadherin and alpha- and beta-catenin expression in human breast cancer cell lines. Oncogene 1995, 11: 1319-26. PMID: 7478552.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlpha CateninBase SequenceBeta CateninBlotting, SouthernBlotting, WesternBreast NeoplasmsCadherinsCytoskeletal ProteinsFemaleGene DeletionGene ExpressionHumansMolecular Sequence DataMutationOligodeoxyribonucleotidesPolymerase Chain ReactionPolymorphism, Single-Stranded ConformationalReceptor, ErbB-2RibonucleasesTrans-ActivatorsTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsAlpha-catenin proteinE-cadherin transcriptE-cadherinE-cadherin expressionBeta-catenin expressionCell linesBreast cancer cell linesEpithelial cell-cell interactionsCancer cell linesBeta-catenin proteinCancer-derived cell linesMembrane cytoskeletal proteinsCell-cell interactionsBreast cancer-derived cell linesE-cadherin geneHuman breast cancer-derived cell linesLoss of functionTransmembrane proteinAdherens junctionsCytoskeletal matrixCadherin proteinCytoskeletal proteinsTranscript levelsFrequent alterationsSequence alterations
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 proteinsA partial structural repeat forms the heterodimer self-association site of all beta-spectrins
Kennedy S, Weed S, Forget B, Morrow J. A partial structural repeat forms the heterodimer self-association site of all beta-spectrins. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1994, 269: 11400-11408. PMID: 8157672, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)78138-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmino Acid SequenceBase SequenceBinding SitesCloning, MolecularDNA PrimersErythrocytesEscherichia coliGlutathione TransferaseHumansKineticsMacromolecular SubstancesModels, StructuralMolecular Sequence DataProtein Structure, SecondaryRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRecombinant ProteinsRepetitive Sequences, Nucleic AcidSpectrin
1993
Cloning of a Portion of the Chromosomal Gene and cDNA for Human β-Fodrin, the Nonerythroid Form of β-Spectrin
Chang J, Scarpa A, Eddy R, Byers M, Harris A, Morrow J, Watkins P, Shows T, Forget B. Cloning of a Portion of the Chromosomal Gene and cDNA for Human β-Fodrin, the Nonerythroid Form of β-Spectrin. Genomics 1993, 17: 287-293. PMID: 8406479, DOI: 10.1006/geno.1993.1323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceBrainCarrier ProteinsChromosome MappingChromosomes, Human, Pair 2Cloning, MolecularDNA ProbesDNA, ComplementaryExonsHumansHybrid CellsIntronsMiceMicrofilament ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataNerve Tissue ProteinsOligonucleotide ProbesRestriction MappingSequence Homology, Amino AcidSpectrinConceptsAmino acid sequenceAcid sequenceNonerythroid formsDNA sequencesSimilar exon/intron organizationGenomic DNAExon/intron organizationSomatic hybrid cell linesCell cDNA libraryHuman genomic librarySingle-copy DNA fragmentsSingle-copy probesComposite DNA sequenceDNA sequence analysisHybrid cell linesIntron organizationChromosomal localizationGenomic clonesGenomic libraryGenomic fragmentChromosomal genesCDNA clonesCDNA libraryChromosome 2Nucleotide sequenceCalmodulin-binding domain of recombinant erythrocyte beta-adducin.
Scaramuzzino D, Morrow J. Calmodulin-binding domain of recombinant erythrocyte beta-adducin. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1993, 90: 3398-3402. PMID: 8475088, PMCID: PMC46307, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.90.8.3398.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceBinding SitesBlood ProteinsCalmodulinCalmodulin-Binding ProteinsCalpainCattleCloning, MolecularDNAErythrocytesKineticsMacromolecular SubstancesMolecular Sequence DataOligodeoxyribonucleotidesPhosphorylationProtein Structure, SecondaryRecombinant ProteinsRestriction MappingTrypsinConceptsCaM-binding activityBeta-adducinBundles F-actinProtease-sensitive domainsCAMP-dependent kinaseCaM-binding domainPartial cDNA cloneBinding of spectrinAmino acid codeDependent CaM bindingProtein kinase CSingle letter amino acid codeCaM-binding sequenceProtease-resistant corePEST sequenceCovalent phosphorylationShares structural featuresCDNA clonesCortical cytoskeletonHeterodimeric proteinStructural basisConsensus sequenceMammalian erythrocytesProtease sensitivityBind calmodulin