1989
Calmodulin Regulates Fodrin Susceptibility to Cleavage by Calciumdependent Protease I
Harris A, Croall D, Morrow J. Calmodulin Regulates Fodrin Susceptibility to Cleavage by Calciumdependent Protease I. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1989, 264: 17401-17408. PMID: 2551900, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)71508-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlpha subunitProtease IAbsence of CaMRegulated proteolysisEukaryotic cellsRegulation of plasticityCortical cytoskeletonCalmodulin bindingQuaternary structureBeta subunitSubunitsTetrameric formCalcium-dependent proteolysisFodrinProteolysisCaM antagonistsAlpha-fodrinFunctional evidenceDifferential susceptibilityCaM.Fodrin proteolysisIsotonic bufferCytoskeletonClose proximityCalmodulinFunctional diversity among spectrin isoforms
Coleman T, Fishkind D, Mooseker M, Morrow J. Functional diversity among spectrin isoforms. Cytoskeleton 1989, 12: 225-247. PMID: 2655937, DOI: 10.1002/cm.970120405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpectrin isoformsBeta subunitMembrane skeletal proteinsFunctional diversityUbiquitous familySubcellular localizationMembrane linkageCommon alpha subunitSkeletal proteinsAlpha subunitNonerythroid spectrinStructural comparisonCell typesMajor functional differencesSpectrinFunctional differencesSubunitsIsoformsFunctional propertiesSummary of studiesProteinDiversityObserved differencesOwn laboratoryLinkage
1987
Beta spectrin bestows protein 4.1 sensitivity on spectrin-actin interactions.
Coleman T, Harris A, Mische S, Mooseker M, Morrow J. Beta spectrin bestows protein 4.1 sensitivity on spectrin-actin interactions. Journal Of Cell Biology 1987, 104: 519-526. PMID: 3818791, PMCID: PMC2114562, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.104.3.519.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1986
A calmodulin and α-subunit binding domain in human erythrocyte spectrin
Sears D, Marchesi V, Morrow J. A calmodulin and α-subunit binding domain in human erythrocyte spectrin. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta 1986, 870: 432-442. PMID: 3697360, DOI: 10.1016/0167-4838(86)90251-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCalmodulin binding siteSpectrin-actin membrane skeletonBinding sitesSubunit-subunit associationMr fragmentTwo-dimensional peptide mappingPutative calmodulin binding siteErythrocyte spectrinNon-erythroid spectrinCleavage of spectrinHuman erythrocyte spectrinProtein 4.1Cyanogen bromide cleavageMembrane skeletonActin bindingCalmodulin bindingNH2 terminusBind calmodulinNative conditionsBeta subunitCalmodulin regulationTerminal regionSpectrinPeptide mappingCalmodulinMechanisms of cytoskeletal regulation: Functional and antigenic diversity in human erythrocyte and brain beta spectrin
Harris A, Anderson J, Yurchenco P, Green L, Ainger K, Morrow J. Mechanisms of cytoskeletal regulation: Functional and antigenic diversity in human erythrocyte and brain beta spectrin. Journal Of Cellular Biochemistry 1986, 30: 51-69. PMID: 2420811, DOI: 10.1002/jcb.240300107.Peer-Reviewed Original Research