1989
Functional diversity among spectrin isoforms
Coleman T, Fishkind D, Mooseker M, Morrow J. Functional diversity among spectrin isoforms. Cytoskeleton 1989, 12: 225-247. PMID: 2655937, DOI: 10.1002/cm.970120405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpectrin isoformsBeta subunitMembrane skeletal proteinsFunctional diversityUbiquitous familySubcellular localizationMembrane linkageCommon alpha subunitSkeletal proteinsAlpha subunitNonerythroid spectrinStructural comparisonCell typesMajor functional differencesSpectrinFunctional differencesSubunitsIsoformsFunctional propertiesSummary of studiesProteinDiversityObserved differencesOwn laboratoryLinkage
1988
Proteolytic processing of human brain alpha spectrin (fodrin): identification of a hypersensitive site
Harris A, Morrow J. Proteolytic processing of human brain alpha spectrin (fodrin): identification of a hypersensitive site. Journal Of Neuroscience 1988, 8: 2640-2651. PMID: 3074159, PMCID: PMC6569499, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.08-07-02640.1988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term potentiationBrain spectrinCalcium-dependent mechanismCalcium-dependent neutral proteaseCalcium-dependent proteaseCentral molecular mechanismsSite of actionReceptor functionPostsynaptic membraneCalcium-dependent mannerFurther investigationMolecular mechanismsGel overlay techniqueAlpha subunitNeutral proteaseNonerythroid spectrinImportant moleculesProteolytic processingCleavage fragmentsPotentiationProtease
1984
Mechanisms of cytoskeletal regulation. Modulation of aortic endothelial cell spectrin by the extracellular matrix.
Pratt B, Harris A, Morrow J, Madri J. Mechanisms of cytoskeletal regulation. Modulation of aortic endothelial cell spectrin by the extracellular matrix. American Journal Of Pathology 1984, 117: 349-54. PMID: 6507585, PMCID: PMC1900592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAortic endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsCultured aortic endothelial cellsSurface receptorsCalf aortic endothelial cellsVascular responsesExtracellular matrixVariety of stimuliPeripheral localizationWound repairReceptorsTransducers of informationMembrane receptorsCellsFibrillar formSpectrin distributionIntracellular distributionNonerythroid spectrinNeoplasiaInjuryFibronectin substrate