2001
Dynamic molecular modeling of pathogenic mutations in the spectrin self-association domain
Zhang Z, Weed S, Gallagher P, Morrow J. Dynamic molecular modeling of pathogenic mutations in the spectrin self-association domain. Blood 2001, 98: 1645-1653. PMID: 11535493, DOI: 10.1182/blood.v98.6.1645.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-association domainPoint mutationsHuman sequenceDrosophila alpha-spectrinDynamic molecular modelingHuman erythrocyte spectrinCytoskeletal functionSpecific point mutationsConservative substitutionsPrimary sequenceConformational rearrangementsAlpha-spectrinHelical regionHydrophilic residuesAmino acidsMutationsSpectrinSalt bridgeErythrocyte spectrinStructural consequencesPathogenic mutationsRepeat unitsMolecular modelingSequenceStructural disruptionSpectrin Oligomerization is Cooperatively Coupled to Membrane Assembly: A Linkage Targeted by Many Hereditary Hemolytic Anemias?
Giorgi M, Cianci C, Gallagher P, Morrow J. Spectrin Oligomerization is Cooperatively Coupled to Membrane Assembly: A Linkage Targeted by Many Hereditary Hemolytic Anemias? Experimental And Molecular Pathology 2001, 70: 215-230. PMID: 11418000, DOI: 10.1006/exmp.2001.2377.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1994
A 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
Calmodulin-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