2001
Caspase Remodeling of the Spectrin Membrane Skeleton during Lens Development and Aging*
Lee A, Morrow J, Fowler V. Caspase Remodeling of the Spectrin Membrane Skeleton during Lens Development and Aging*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2001, 276: 20735-20742. PMID: 11278555, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m009723200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLens fiber cellsFiber cellsMembrane blebbingMembrane skeletonLens developmentAlpha-spectrinSpectrin membrane skeletonMembrane skeleton componentsChick lens developmentCell-cell fusionApoptotic cellsOldest fiber cellsMembrane associationClassical apoptosisApoptotic processSpecific proteolysisTerminal differentiationAdult lensSpectrin fragmentsMembrane interdigitationsBlebbingCytoskeletal protein alpha-spectrinPermanent remodelingSkeleton componentsSpectrin
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
1997
Of Membrane Stability and Mosaics: The Spectrin Cytoskeleton
Morrow J, Rimm D, Kennedy S, Cianci C, Sinard J, Weed S. Of Membrane Stability and Mosaics: The Spectrin Cytoskeleton. 1997, 485-540. DOI: 10.1002/cphy.cp140111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-erythroid cellsMembrane skeletonRed cell membrane skeletonSpectrin membrane skeletonCell membrane skeletonErythrocyte membrane skeletonMembrane organizersProtein 4.1Spectrin cytoskeletonAdhesion proteinsCytoskeletal elementsSpectrin skeletonMembrane stabilityMosaic modelSpectrinProteinCellsDematinDynaminStomatinPallidinCytoskeletonAnkyrinAdducinTropomodulin
1989
Ankyrin links fodrin to the alpha subunit of Na,K-ATPase in Madin-Darby canine kidney cells and in intact renal tubule cells.
Morrow J, Cianci C, Ardito T, Mann A, Kashgarian M. Ankyrin links fodrin to the alpha subunit of Na,K-ATPase in Madin-Darby canine kidney cells and in intact renal tubule cells. Journal Of Cell Biology 1989, 108: 455-465. PMID: 2537316, PMCID: PMC2115445, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.108.2.455.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMadin-Darby canine kidney cellsCanine kidney cellsK-ATPaseAlpha subunitMolecular mechanismsMDCK cellsMinor membrane proteinsDistribution of fodrinErythrocyte ankyrinConfluent MDCK cellsBinding of ankyrinKidney cellsHuman erythrocyte ankyrinRenal epithelial cellsCytoplasmic domainNonerythroid cellsMembrane proteinsCortical cytoskeletonBasolateral domainMembrane skeletonPolarized distributionAnkyrinBasolateral marginsCell developmentErythrocyte band 3
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 mappingCalmodulin
1983
[23] Erythrocyte membrane proteins: Detection of spectrin oligomers by gel electrophoresis
Morrow J, Haigh W. [23] Erythrocyte membrane proteins: Detection of spectrin oligomers by gel electrophoresis. Methods In Enzymology 1983, 96: 298-304. PMID: 6656632, DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(83)96027-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSodium dodecyl sulfateDodecyl sulfateGel electrophoresisPolyacrylamide gel electrophoresisGelMembrane proteinsProtein-protein associationSlab gelsOligomersSecond dimensionSpectrin oligomersElectrophoretic analysisPrincipal structural proteinPreparationErythrocyte membrane skeletonPolyacrylamide gel electrophoretic analysisErythrocyte membrane proteinsElectrophoresisGel electrophoretic analysisNondenaturing gelMembrane skeletonDistinct polypeptidesStructural proteinsSpectrin moleculesMolecules
1981
Spectrin oligomers: A structural feature of the erythrocyte cytoskeleton
Morrow J, Haigh W, Marchesi V. Spectrin oligomers: A structural feature of the erythrocyte cytoskeleton. Journal Of Cellular Biochemistry 1981, 17: 275-287. PMID: 7328675, DOI: 10.1002/jsscb.380170308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane skeletonRed cell membrane skeletonCell membrane skeletonProtein-protein associationSpectrin associationsHigh molecular weight oligomersErythrocyte cytoskeletonNumerous membranePhysiological conditionsTriton XMolecular weight oligomersStructural featuresCytoskeletonWeight oligomersSpectrinTropomyosinMembraneAssembly