1987
Spectrin Is Associated With Membrane-Bound Actin Filaments in Platelets and Is Hydrolyzed by the Ca2+-Dependent Protease During Platelet Activation
Fox J, Reynolds C, Morrow J, Phillips D. Spectrin Is Associated With Membrane-Bound Actin Filaments in Platelets and Is Hydrolyzed by the Ca2+-Dependent Protease During Platelet Activation. Blood 1987, 69: 537-545. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v69.2.537.537.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchActin filamentsDependent proteasePlasma membraneRBC spectrinSubmembranous actin filamentsActin-binding proteinsBeta chainMembrane-bound filamentsActin filament networkTriton XImmunoprecipitation experimentsMinor polypeptidesFilament networkSpectrinGlycoprotein IbBrain spectrinDifferential centrifugationPresence of Ca2ProteaseLysatesPolyacrylamide gelsUnstimulated plateletsPolypeptideUnidentified componentsN-ethylmaleimide
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