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
1988
Proteolytic processing of human brain alpha spectrin (fodrin): identification of a hypersensitive site
Harris A, Morrow J. Proteolytic processing of human brain alpha spectrin (fodrin): identification of a hypersensitive site. Journal Of Neuroscience 1988, 8: 2640-2651. PMID: 3074159, PMCID: PMC6569499, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.08-07-02640.1988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term potentiationBrain spectrinCalcium-dependent mechanismCalcium-dependent neutral proteaseCalcium-dependent proteaseCentral molecular mechanismsSite of actionReceptor functionPostsynaptic membraneCalcium-dependent mannerFurther investigationMolecular mechanismsGel overlay techniqueAlpha subunitNeutral proteaseNonerythroid spectrinImportant moleculesProteolytic processingCleavage fragmentsPotentiationProtease