2022
CECR2 drives breast cancer metastasis by promoting NF-κB signaling and macrophage-mediated immune suppression
Zhang M, Liu ZZ, Aoshima K, Cai WL, Sun H, Xu T, Zhang Y, An Y, Chen JF, Chan LH, Aoshima A, Lang SM, Tang Z, Che X, Li Y, Rutter SJ, Bossuyt V, Chen X, Morrow JS, Pusztai L, Rimm DL, Yin M, Yan Q. CECR2 drives breast cancer metastasis by promoting NF-κB signaling and macrophage-mediated immune suppression. Science Translational Medicine 2022, 14: eabf5473. PMID: 35108062, PMCID: PMC9003667, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abf5473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer metastasisReticuloendotheliosis viral oncogene homolog ACancer metastasisImmune suppressionM2 macrophagesWorse metastasis-free survivalMetastatic breast cancerMetastasis-free survivalV-rel avian reticuloendotheliosis viral oncogene homolog ACancer-related deathPrimary breast tumorsMultiple mouse modelsNF-κB signalingImmunocompetent settingNuclear factor-κB family membersMetastasis-promoting genesDistant metastasisMetastatic sitesPrimary tumorEffective therapyBreast cancerMetastasis treatmentMouse modelBreast tumorsMetastasis
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 formsTransforming Growth Factor β Induces Caspase 3-independent Cleavage of αII-Spectrin (α-Fodrin) Coincident with Apoptosis*
Brown T, Patil S, Cianci C, Morrow J, Howe P. Transforming Growth Factor β Induces Caspase 3-independent Cleavage of αII-Spectrin (α-Fodrin) Coincident with Apoptosis*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1999, 274: 23256-23262. PMID: 10438500, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.33.23256.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlphaII-spectrinBroad-spectrum caspase inhibitorDistinct apoptotic pathwaysImmature B cell linesOnset of apoptosisCaspase-3 activationInduction of apoptosisPotent growth inhibitorNovel caspaseCaspase inhibitorsWEHI-231Cytoskeletal actinApoptotic pathwayB cell linesNovel substrateCell deathGrowth factor betaFirst direct evidenceCaspase-3ApoptosisCell linesCaspasesGrowth inhibitorFactor betaFirst evidence
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
1994
Adhesion between epithelial cells and T lymphocytes mediated by E-cadherin and the αEβ7 integrin
Cepek K, Shaw S, Parker C, Russell G, Morrow J, Rimm D, Brenner M. Adhesion between epithelial cells and T lymphocytes mediated by E-cadherin and the αEβ7 integrin. Nature 1994, 372: 190-193. PMID: 7969453, DOI: 10.1038/372190a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraepithelial lymphocytesAdhesion moleculesT cellsIntestinal intra-epithelial lymphocytesEpithelial cellsIntestinal intraepithelial lymphocytesIntra-epithelial lymphocytesMucosal immune systemE-cadherinTissue-specific retentionTissue-specific compartmentalizationLymphoid structuresT lymphocytesImmune systemLymphocyte homingLymphocytesΑEβ7
1993
Cloning of a Portion of the Chromosomal Gene and cDNA for Human β-Fodrin, the Nonerythroid Form of β-Spectrin
Chang J, Scarpa A, Eddy R, Byers M, Harris A, Morrow J, Watkins P, Shows T, Forget B. Cloning of a Portion of the Chromosomal Gene and cDNA for Human β-Fodrin, the Nonerythroid Form of β-Spectrin. Genomics 1993, 17: 287-293. PMID: 8406479, DOI: 10.1006/geno.1993.1323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceBrainCarrier ProteinsChromosome MappingChromosomes, Human, Pair 2Cloning, MolecularDNA ProbesDNA, ComplementaryExonsHumansHybrid CellsIntronsMiceMicrofilament ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataNerve Tissue ProteinsOligonucleotide ProbesRestriction MappingSequence Homology, Amino AcidSpectrinConceptsAmino acid sequenceAcid sequenceNonerythroid formsDNA sequencesSimilar exon/intron organizationGenomic DNAExon/intron organizationSomatic hybrid cell linesCell cDNA libraryHuman genomic librarySingle-copy DNA fragmentsSingle-copy probesComposite DNA sequenceDNA sequence analysisHybrid cell linesIntron organizationChromosomal localizationGenomic clonesGenomic libraryGenomic fragmentChromosomal genesCDNA clonesCDNA libraryChromosome 2Nucleotide sequence
1986
Mechanisms 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