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
2000
Development and characterization of antibodies specific to caspase-3-produced alpha II-spectrin 120 kDa breakdown product: marker for neuronal apoptosis
Nath R, Huggins M, Glantz S, Morrow J, McGinnis K, Nadimpalli R, Wang K. Development and characterization of antibodies specific to caspase-3-produced alpha II-spectrin 120 kDa breakdown product: marker for neuronal apoptosis. Neurochemistry International 2000, 37: 351-361. PMID: 10825575, DOI: 10.1016/s0197-0186(00)00040-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWestern blotRat cerebellar granule neuronsHuman neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cellsNeuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cellsSpectrin breakdown productsCerebellar granule neuronsSH-SY5Y cellsApoptotic neuronsCharacterization of antibodiesNeuronal apoptosisNeurodegenerative conditionsGranule neuronsBreakdown productsImmunocytochemical studySH-SY5YII-spectrinWithdrawal-induced apoptosisAntibodiesNeuronsCaspase-3Apoptotic deathPowerful markerChicken antibodiesApoptosisAlpha-spectrin
1999
Transforming Growth Factor β Induces Caspase 3-independent Cleavage of αII-Spectrin (α-Fodrin) Coincident with Apoptosis*
Brown T, Patil S, Cianci C, Morrow J, Howe P. Transforming Growth Factor β Induces Caspase 3-independent Cleavage of αII-Spectrin (α-Fodrin) Coincident with Apoptosis*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1999, 274: 23256-23262. PMID: 10438500, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.33.23256.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlphaII-spectrinBroad-spectrum caspase inhibitorDistinct apoptotic pathwaysImmature B cell linesOnset of apoptosisCaspase-3 activationInduction of apoptosisPotent growth inhibitorNovel caspaseCaspase inhibitorsWEHI-231Cytoskeletal actinApoptotic pathwayB cell linesNovel substrateCell deathGrowth factor betaFirst direct evidenceCaspase-3ApoptosisCell linesCaspasesGrowth inhibitorFactor betaFirst evidence
1998
Simultaneous Degradation of αII- and βII-Spectrin by Caspase 3 (CPP32) in Apoptotic Cells*
Wang K, Posmantur R, Nath R, McGinnis K, Whitton M, Talanian R, Glantz S, Morrow J. Simultaneous Degradation of αII- and βII-Spectrin by Caspase 3 (CPP32) in Apoptotic Cells*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1998, 273: 22490-22497. PMID: 9712874, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.273.35.22490.Peer-Reviewed Original Research