2000
α-Catenin Binds Directly to Spectrin and Facilitates Spectrin-Membrane Assembly in Vivo *
Pradhan D, Lombardo C, Roe S, Rimm D, Morrow J. α-Catenin Binds Directly to Spectrin and Facilitates Spectrin-Membrane Assembly in Vivo *. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2000, 276: 4175-4181. PMID: 11069925, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m009259200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlpha CateninAnimalsBinding SitesCell LineCell MembraneCytoskeletal ProteinsDogsHumansProtein BindingSpectrinConceptsInteraction of spectrinClone A cellsΑ-catenin bindsAmino-terminal domainAmino acid regionSpectrin-actin skeletonCell-cell contactCell adhesion processesMadin-Darby canine kidneyAdhesion complexesConfluent Madin Darby canine kidneyCytoskeletal assemblyPlasma membraneDetergent solubilityMembrane assemblyAcid regionSpectrin skeletonMembrane regionsA cellsVivo roleSpectrinPhospholipid interactionsBiological membranesE-cadherinMolecular interactions
1997
α-Catenin Can Form Asymmetric Homodimeric Complexes and/or Heterodimeric Complexes with ॆ-Catenin*
Koslov E, Maupin P, Pradhan D, Morrow J, Rimm D. α-Catenin Can Form Asymmetric Homodimeric Complexes and/or Heterodimeric Complexes with ॆ-Catenin*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1997, 272: 27301-27306. PMID: 9341178, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.272.43.27301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane adhesion complexesHomodimeric complexCadherin moleculesAdhesion complexesAdhesive complexesHeterodimeric complexΑ-cateninOligomeric stateSurface plasmon resonance assaysMultimeric stateResidues 54Relative stoichiometryBiophysical techniquesMolecular massCell adhesionAmino acidsRecombinant moleculesHuman alphaRotary shadowingResonance assaysPrecise stoichiometryComplexesCytoskeletonCateninHomodimer
1995
Frequent alterations in E-cadherin and alpha- and beta-catenin expression in human breast cancer cell lines.
Pierceall W, Woodard A, Morrow J, Rimm D, Fearon E. Frequent alterations in E-cadherin and alpha- and beta-catenin expression in human breast cancer cell lines. Oncogene 1995, 11: 1319-26. PMID: 7478552.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlpha CateninBase SequenceBeta CateninBlotting, SouthernBlotting, WesternBreast NeoplasmsCadherinsCytoskeletal ProteinsFemaleGene DeletionGene ExpressionHumansMolecular Sequence DataMutationOligodeoxyribonucleotidesPolymerase Chain ReactionPolymorphism, Single-Stranded ConformationalReceptor, ErbB-2RibonucleasesTrans-ActivatorsTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsAlpha-catenin proteinE-cadherin transcriptE-cadherinE-cadherin expressionBeta-catenin expressionCell linesBreast cancer cell linesEpithelial cell-cell interactionsCancer cell linesBeta-catenin proteinCancer-derived cell linesMembrane cytoskeletal proteinsCell-cell interactionsBreast cancer-derived cell linesE-cadherin geneHuman breast cancer-derived cell linesLoss of functionTransmembrane proteinAdherens junctionsCytoskeletal matrixCadherin proteinCytoskeletal proteinsTranscript levelsFrequent alterationsSequence alterations