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
2002
The Spectrin-Ankyrin Skeleton Controls CD45 Surface Display and Interleukin-2 Production
Pradhan D, Morrow J. The Spectrin-Ankyrin Skeleton Controls CD45 Surface Display and Interleukin-2 Production. Immunity 2002, 17: 303-315. PMID: 12354383, DOI: 10.1016/s1074-7613(02)00396-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnkyrinsCD3 ComplexCell MembraneHumansInterleukin-2Jurkat CellsLeukocyte Common AntigensLymphocyte ActivationMacromolecular SubstancesMembrane GlycoproteinsNeoplasm ProteinsPeptide FragmentsProtein BindingProtein Interaction MappingProtein IsoformsProtein Structure, TertiaryRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSpectrinStructure-Activity RelationshipT-LymphocytesTransfectionConceptsJurkat T cellsT cell receptor stimulationCell receptor stimulationCytoplasmic domainSurface recruitmentBetaI spectrinSpectrin peptidesT cell activationSurface displayIntracellular poolUnexpected contributionAnkyrinSpectrinCell activationReceptor stimulationCD45T cellsCellsInterleukin-2 productionGlycoproteinRecruitmentT lymphocyte functionActivationLymphocyte functionPool
2001
βIII Spectrin Binds to the Arp1 Subunit of Dynactin*
Holleran E, Ligon L, Tokito M, Stankewich M, Morrow J, Holzbaur E. βIII Spectrin Binds to the Arp1 Subunit of Dynactin*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2001, 276: 36598-36605. PMID: 11461920, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m104838200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsBinding SitesBrainCell MembraneCOS CellsCytoplasmCytosolDynactin ComplexElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelGlutathione TransferaseImmunoblottingImmunohistochemistryMicrofilament ProteinsMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsPrecipitin TestsProtein BindingProtein IsoformsProtein Structure, TertiaryRatsSpectrinSrc Homology DomainsTwo-Hybrid System TechniquesConceptsBetaIII spectrinGolgi vesicle traffickingMicrotubule motor complexAssociation of dyneinVesicle traffickingVesicular cargoRat brain cytosolMitotic spindleIntracellular motorsCytoplasmic dyneinCleavage furrowDynactinInterphase cellsArp1Spectrin isoformsCytoplasmic vesiclesF-actinActin bindsEndoplasmic reticulumPerinuclear regionNovel localizationSpectrinDyneinBrain cytosolΒIII spectrin
1999
Brain and Muscle Express a Unique Alternative Transcript of αΙΙ Spectrin †
Cianci C, Zhang Z, Pradhan D, Morrow J. Brain and Muscle Express a Unique Alternative Transcript of αΙΙ Spectrin †. Biochemistry 1999, 38: 15721-15730. PMID: 10625438, DOI: 10.1021/bi991458k.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlternative mRNA splicingMRNA splicingAlphaII-spectrinBp insertionNovel protein interaction siteEmbryonic tissuesInsert 2Alternative exon usageProtein interaction sitesAmino acid sequenceDifferent splice formsAmino acid insertionMouse embryonic tissuesInsert-1Amino acid substitutionsSkeletal muscleGene familyDynamic molecular modelingMature proteinUnanticipated functionAlternative splicingExon usageIndividual transcriptsAlternative transcriptsSplice forms