1998
Unconventional Myosins in Cell Movement, Membrane Traffic, and Signal Transduction
Mermall V, Post P, Mooseker M. Unconventional Myosins in Cell Movement, Membrane Traffic, and Signal Transduction. Science 1998, 279: 527-533. PMID: 9438839, DOI: 10.1126/science.279.5350.527.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSignal transductionCell movementMembrane trafficMembrane traffickingDisease-causing mutationsCellular functionsMyosin genesImportance of myosinUnconventional myosinMyosin functionCellular levelMolecular motorsMyosin structureTransductionMyosinGenesTraffickingActinMutationsBiochemicalFunctionMembersTargetIdentification
1997
Effects 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
Mapping of Unconventional Myosins in Mouse and Human
Hasson T, Skowron J, Gilbert D, Avraham K, Perry W, Bement W, Anderson B, Sherr E, Chen Z, Greene L, Ward D, Corey D, Mooseker M, Copeland N, Jenkins N. Mapping of Unconventional Myosins in Mouse and Human. Genomics 1996, 36: 431-439. PMID: 8884266, DOI: 10.1006/geno.1996.0488.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMolecular 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 earCellsMutantsCharacterization of Myosin-IA and Myosin-IB, Two Unconventional Myosins Associated with theDrosophilaBrush Border Cytoskeleton
Morgan N, Heintzelman M, Mooseker M. Characterization of Myosin-IA and Myosin-IB, Two Unconventional Myosins Associated with theDrosophilaBrush Border Cytoskeleton. Developmental Biology 1995, 172: 51-71. PMID: 7589814, DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1995.0005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell DifferentiationCloning, MolecularCytoskeletonDrosophila melanogasterElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelEmbryo, NonmammalianFemaleGene Expression RegulationImmunoblottingImmunohistochemistryLarvaMicroscopy, ElectronMicroscopy, ImmunoelectronMicrovilliMyosinsOogenesisOvumPupaRecombinant ProteinsConceptsMyosin IBAdult gutATP-dependent extractionMyosin IASomatic follicle cellsExogenous F-actinBrush border cytoskeletonNovel unconventional myosinDrosophila melanogasterMicrovillus assemblyEgg chambersApical domainMicrovillar componentsMicrovillar domainApical microvillar domainBasolateral domainExpression patternsUnconventional myosinF-actinSubcellular distributionFollicle cellsFunctional myosinDifferentiated enterocytesBiochemical propertiesBrush borderUnconventional Myosins
Mooseker M, Cheney R. Unconventional Myosins. Annual Review Of Cell And Developmental Biology 1995, 11: 633-675. PMID: 8689571, DOI: 10.1146/annurev.cb.11.110195.003221.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1994
The Molecular Cloning and Characterization of Drosophila melanogaster Myosin-IA and Myosin-IB
Morgan N, Skovronsky D, Artavanis-Tsakonas S, Mooseker M. The Molecular Cloning and Characterization of Drosophila melanogaster Myosin-IA and Myosin-IB. Journal Of Molecular Biology 1994, 239: 347-356. PMID: 8201616, DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1994.1376.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceCloning, MolecularConsensus SequenceConserved SequenceDrosophila melanogasterGenes, InsectLarvaMolecular Sequence DataMyosinsProtein Structure, TertiaryRNA, MessengerSequence AlignmentSequence Analysis, DNASequence Homology, Amino AcidTranscription, GeneticConceptsDeduced amino acid sequenceKilobase cDNA cloneAmino acid sequenceMyosin IBCDNA clonesIQ motifGene productsAcid sequenceMyosin I familyDrosophila cDNA libraryPrimary sequence analysisMyosin IANorthern blot analysisVertebrate homologsEmbryonic libraryDrosophila melanogasterMolecular cloningSequence comparisonNovel myosinCDNA libraryTail domainHead libraryUnique tailDegenerate primersUnconventional myosin