2001
Calpain proteolysis of αII-spectrin in the normal adult human brain
Huh G, Glantz S, Je S, Morrow J, Kim J. Calpain proteolysis of αII-spectrin in the normal adult human brain. Neuroscience Letters 2001, 316: 41-44. PMID: 11720774, DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3940(01)02371-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult human brainCalpain activationEvident neurological diseaseHuman brainCortical gray matterLong-term potentiationNormal adult human brainDendrites of neuronsCerebellar Purkinje cellsCalpain processingReactive astrocytesCerebral cortexPyramidal neuronsSynaptic remodelingClinical conditionsNeuronal apoptosisAdult brainPositive cellsNeurological diseasesGray matterPurkinje cellsTopographic distributionAlphaII-spectrinBrainCalpain proteolysis
1997
Site-Directed Mutagenesis of αII Spectrin at Codon 1175 Modulates Its μ-Calpain Susceptibility †
Stabach P, Cianci C, Glantz S, Zhang Z, Morrow J. Site-Directed Mutagenesis of αII Spectrin at Codon 1175 Modulates Its μ-Calpain Susceptibility †. Biochemistry 1997, 36: 57-65. PMID: 8993318, DOI: 10.1021/bi962034i.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSite-directed mutagenesisAlpha II spectrinCalpain cleavage sitesCleavage siteII-spectrinHelix CRecombinant GST-fusion proteinsBona fide proteinGST fusion proteinTriple-helical motifsStrict substrate specificityFamily of Ca2Protein kinase CDynamic molecular modelingStructural repeatsProminent substrateDifferent amino acidsSubstrate specificityIntracellular proteolysisPenultimate residueCysteine proteasesKinase CMost proteasesSteroid receptor activationSpectrin
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
1990
Calmodulin and calcium-dependent protease I coordinately regulate the interaction of fodrin with actin.
Harris A, Morrow J. Calmodulin and calcium-dependent protease I coordinately regulate the interaction of fodrin with actin. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1990, 87: 3009-3013. PMID: 2326262, PMCID: PMC53823, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.87.8.3009.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1989
Calmodulin Regulates Fodrin Susceptibility to Cleavage by Calciumdependent Protease I
Harris A, Croall D, Morrow J. Calmodulin Regulates Fodrin Susceptibility to Cleavage by Calciumdependent Protease I. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1989, 264: 17401-17408. PMID: 2551900, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)71508-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlpha subunitProtease IAbsence of CaMRegulated proteolysisEukaryotic cellsRegulation of plasticityCortical cytoskeletonCalmodulin bindingQuaternary structureBeta subunitSubunitsTetrameric formCalcium-dependent proteolysisFodrinProteolysisCaM antagonistsAlpha-fodrinFunctional evidenceDifferential susceptibilityCaM.Fodrin proteolysisIsotonic bufferCytoskeletonClose proximityCalmodulin
1988
The calmodulin-binding site in alpha-fodrin is near the calcium-dependent protease-I cleavage site.
Harris A, Croall D, Morrow J. The calmodulin-binding site in alpha-fodrin is near the calcium-dependent protease-I cleavage site. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1988, 263: 15754-15761. PMID: 2844821, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)37652-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1986
Limited proteolysis of the erythrocyte membrane skeleton by calcium-dependent proteinases
Croall D, Morrow J, DeMartino G. Limited proteolysis of the erythrocyte membrane skeleton by calcium-dependent proteinases. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta 1986, 882: 287-296. PMID: 3015225, DOI: 10.1016/0304-4165(86)90250-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research