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
1993
Cloning of a Portion of the Chromosomal Gene and cDNA for Human β-Fodrin, the Nonerythroid Form of β-Spectrin
Chang J, Scarpa A, Eddy R, Byers M, Harris A, Morrow J, Watkins P, Shows T, Forget B. Cloning of a Portion of the Chromosomal Gene and cDNA for Human β-Fodrin, the Nonerythroid Form of β-Spectrin. Genomics 1993, 17: 287-293. PMID: 8406479, DOI: 10.1006/geno.1993.1323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceBrainCarrier ProteinsChromosome MappingChromosomes, Human, Pair 2Cloning, MolecularDNA ProbesDNA, ComplementaryExonsHumansHybrid CellsIntronsMiceMicrofilament ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataNerve Tissue ProteinsOligonucleotide ProbesRestriction MappingSequence Homology, Amino AcidSpectrinConceptsAmino acid sequenceAcid sequenceNonerythroid formsDNA sequencesSimilar exon/intron organizationGenomic DNAExon/intron organizationSomatic hybrid cell linesCell cDNA libraryHuman genomic librarySingle-copy DNA fragmentsSingle-copy probesComposite DNA sequenceDNA sequence analysisHybrid cell linesIntron organizationChromosomal localizationGenomic clonesGenomic libraryGenomic fragmentChromosomal genesCDNA clonesCDNA libraryChromosome 2Nucleotide sequence
1988
Comparison of nonerythroid alpha-spectrin genes reveals strict homology among diverse species.
Leto T, Fortugno-Erikson D, Barton D, Yang-Feng T, Francke U, Harris A, Morrow J, Marchesi V, Benz E. Comparison of nonerythroid alpha-spectrin genes reveals strict homology among diverse species. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1988, 8: 1-9. PMID: 3336352, PMCID: PMC363070, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.8.1.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlpha-spectrin geneErythroid alpha-spectrin geneHuman chromosome 9Alpha-spectrin chainComparison of sequencesCarboxy-terminal sequenceErythroid genesDiverse speciesExpression libraryChromosome 1Hydrophobic residuesErythroid spectrinAlpha-spectrinFilamentous proteinsFunctional sitesGenesChromosome 9Human cloneStrict homologyRepeat patternCell membraneInvariant tryptophanSpectrinPeptide sequencesCDNA