1997
The growing family of myosin motors and their role in neurons and sensory cells
Hasson T, Mooseker M. The growing family of myosin motors and their role in neurons and sensory cells. Current Opinion In Neurobiology 1997, 7: 615-623. PMID: 9384540, DOI: 10.1016/s0959-4388(97)80080-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffects of shaker‐1 mutations on myosin‐VIIa protein and mRNA expression
Hasson T, Walsh J, Cable J, Mooseker M, Brown S, Steel K. Effects of shaker‐1 mutations on myosin‐VIIa protein and mRNA expression. Cytoskeleton 1997, 37: 127-138. PMID: 9186010, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0169(1997)37:2<127::aid-cm5>3.0.co;2-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShaker-1 mutationsWild-type levelsNorthern blot analysisMammalian diseasesActin cytoskeletonMyosin VIIaShaker-1 miceGene expressionUnconventional myosinMRNA expressionProteinMyosin-VIIa mutationsImmunoblot analysisMotor domainRange of expressionMutationsBlot analysisAllelesProtein expressionTissue functionExpressionLife spanSH1Inner earLight microscopic level
1996
Molecular Cloning and Domain Structure of Human Myosin-VIIa, the Gene Product Defective in Usher Syndrome 1B
Chen Z, Hasson T, Kelley P, Schwender B, Schwartz M, Ramakrishnan M, Kimberling W, Mooseker M, Corey D. Molecular Cloning and Domain Structure of Human Myosin-VIIa, the Gene Product Defective in Usher Syndrome 1B. Genomics 1996, 36: 440-448. PMID: 8884267, DOI: 10.1006/geno.1996.0489.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUsher syndrome 1BIntestinal epithelium cell lineProgressive retinal degenerationEpithelium cell lineVestibular functionMyosin VIIaPigment epitheliumRetinal degenerationInner earReceptor cellsRT-PCRBand 4.1 familyRestricted expressionShort formCell linesMembrane-associated portionHuman myosin VIIaMolecular cloningLong transcriptsTestisShort transcriptsUnconventional myosinLong repeatsHigh abundanceAmino acids
1995
The mouse Snell's waltzer deafness gene encodes an unconventional myosin required for structural integrity of inner ear hair cells
Avraham K, Hasson T, Steel K, Kingsley D, Russell L, Mooseker M, Copeland N, Jenkins N. The mouse Snell's waltzer deafness gene encodes an unconventional myosin required for structural integrity of inner ear hair cells. Nature Genetics 1995, 11: 369-375. PMID: 7493015, DOI: 10.1038/ng1295-369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceChromosome InversionCloning, MolecularDeafnessDNA Mutational AnalysisGenes, RecessiveHair Cells, Auditory, InnerHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Mutant StrainsMolecular Sequence DataMyosin Heavy ChainsOrgan of CortiRestriction MappingRNA, MessengerSequence DeletionConceptsMyosin VIUnconventional myosin heavy chainPositional cloning approachInner ear hair cellsHuman deafness disordersExcellent model systemEar hair cellsSensory hair cellsHair cellsDeafness disordersCloning approachUnconventional myosinDeafness mutationsDeafness mutantsDeafness genesMyosin heavy chainGenesGenetic deafnessModel systemHeavy chainStructural integrityWaltzerInner earCellsMutants