2000
Identification and Characterization of βV Spectrin, a Mammalian Ortholog of Drosophila βHSpectrin* 210
Stabach P, Morrow J. Identification and Characterization of βV Spectrin, a Mammalian Ortholog of Drosophila βHSpectrin* 210. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2000, 275: 21385-21395. PMID: 10764729, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.c000159200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceCaenorhabditis elegansCloning, MolecularConsensus SequenceDNA, ComplementaryDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsExonsGene LibraryHumansIntronsMammalsMolecular Sequence DataMolecular WeightOrgan SpecificityPhylogenyRatsRecombinant ProteinsRepetitive Sequences, Amino AcidRetinaSequence AlignmentSequence Homology, Amino AcidSpectrinTumor Cells, CulturedViral ProteinsConceptsDrosophila orthologMammalian orthologsSpectrin repeatsPleckstrin homology domainComplete cDNA sequenceActin-binding domainSelf-association domainAmino acids 85Amino acid sequenceBeta-spectrin geneHuman retina cDNA libraryRetina cDNA libraryFly counterpartMammalian spectrinsCaenorhabditis elegansHomology domainEpithelial cell populationsSH3 domainApical domainCDNA sequenceCDNA libraryOrthologsPolarized epitheliumBeta spectrinAcid sequence
1999
Brain and Muscle Express a Unique Alternative Transcript of αΙΙ Spectrin †
Cianci C, Zhang Z, Pradhan D, Morrow J. Brain and Muscle Express a Unique Alternative Transcript of αΙΙ Spectrin †. Biochemistry 1999, 38: 15721-15730. PMID: 10625438, DOI: 10.1021/bi991458k.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlternative mRNA splicingMRNA splicingAlphaII-spectrinBp insertionNovel protein interaction siteEmbryonic tissuesInsert 2Alternative exon usageProtein interaction sitesAmino acid sequenceDifferent splice formsAmino acid insertionMouse embryonic tissuesInsert-1Amino acid substitutionsSkeletal muscleGene familyDynamic molecular modelingMature proteinUnanticipated functionAlternative splicingExon usageIndividual transcriptsAlternative transcriptsSplice forms
1994
Ankyrin binds to two distinct cytoplasmic domains of Na,K-ATPase alpha subunit.
Devarajan P, Scaramuzzino D, Morrow J. Ankyrin binds to two distinct cytoplasmic domains of Na,K-ATPase alpha subunit. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1994, 91: 2965-2969. PMID: 8159688, PMCID: PMC43495, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.91.8.2965.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsK-ATPase alpha subunitMembrane transport proteinsCytoplasmic domainAlpha subunitK-ATPaseTransport proteinsIntegral membrane transport proteinsDomain IIPutative cytoplasmic domainInteraction of ankyrinDistinct cytoplasmic domainsATPase domainHuman erythrocyte spectrinSignificant homologyUbiquitous proteinSpectrin cytoskeletonRecombinant fusion proteinPrimary sequenceAnkyrinFusion proteinChannel proteinsClear functionSubunitsProteinSpectrin binds
1991
Ankyrin binds to the 15th repetitive unit of erythroid and nonerythroid beta-spectrin.
Kennedy S, Warren S, Forget B, Morrow J. Ankyrin binds to the 15th repetitive unit of erythroid and nonerythroid beta-spectrin. Journal Of Cell Biology 1991, 115: 267-277. PMID: 1833409, PMCID: PMC2289929, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.115.1.267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmino-terminal halfRepeat unitsCarboxy-terminal halfCOOH-terminal thirdProkaryotic expression systemNonerythroid cellsIntegral proteinsErythrocyte membrane vesiclesBeta spectrinResidue segmentExpression systemAnkyrinNuclease digestionNonhomologous segmentsMembrane vesiclesTerminal thirdAttachment of spectrinNative spectrinSpectrinAmino acidsPosition 45RepeatsSedimentation velocity experimentsRepetitive unitsCDNA