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
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