2001
Calpain proteolysis of αII-spectrin in the normal adult human brain
Huh G, Glantz S, Je S, Morrow J, Kim J. Calpain proteolysis of αII-spectrin in the normal adult human brain. Neuroscience Letters 2001, 316: 41-44. PMID: 11720774, DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3940(01)02371-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult human brainCalpain activationEvident neurological diseaseHuman brainCortical gray matterLong-term potentiationNormal adult human brainDendrites of neuronsCerebellar Purkinje cellsCalpain processingReactive astrocytesCerebral cortexPyramidal neuronsSynaptic remodelingClinical conditionsNeuronal apoptosisAdult brainPositive cellsNeurological diseasesGray matterPurkinje cellsTopographic distributionAlphaII-spectrinBrainCalpain proteolysis
2000
Development and characterization of antibodies specific to caspase-3-produced alpha II-spectrin 120 kDa breakdown product: marker for neuronal apoptosis
Nath R, Huggins M, Glantz S, Morrow J, McGinnis K, Nadimpalli R, Wang K. Development and characterization of antibodies specific to caspase-3-produced alpha II-spectrin 120 kDa breakdown product: marker for neuronal apoptosis. Neurochemistry International 2000, 37: 351-361. PMID: 10825575, DOI: 10.1016/s0197-0186(00)00040-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWestern blotRat cerebellar granule neuronsHuman neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cellsNeuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cellsSpectrin breakdown productsCerebellar granule neuronsSH-SY5Y cellsApoptotic neuronsCharacterization of antibodiesNeuronal apoptosisNeurodegenerative conditionsGranule neuronsBreakdown productsImmunocytochemical studySH-SY5YII-spectrinWithdrawal-induced apoptosisAntibodiesNeuronsCaspase-3Apoptotic deathPowerful markerChicken antibodiesApoptosisAlpha-spectrin