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-spectrinIdentification 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
1998
Simultaneous Degradation of αII- and βII-Spectrin by Caspase 3 (CPP32) in Apoptotic Cells*
Wang K, Posmantur R, Nath R, McGinnis K, Whitton M, Talanian R, Glantz S, Morrow J. Simultaneous Degradation of αII- and βII-Spectrin by Caspase 3 (CPP32) in Apoptotic Cells*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1998, 273: 22490-22497. PMID: 9712874, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.273.35.22490.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
Frequent alterations in E-cadherin and alpha- and beta-catenin expression in human breast cancer cell lines.
Pierceall W, Woodard A, Morrow J, Rimm D, Fearon E. Frequent alterations in E-cadherin and alpha- and beta-catenin expression in human breast cancer cell lines. Oncogene 1995, 11: 1319-26. PMID: 7478552.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlpha CateninBase SequenceBeta CateninBlotting, SouthernBlotting, WesternBreast NeoplasmsCadherinsCytoskeletal ProteinsFemaleGene DeletionGene ExpressionHumansMolecular Sequence DataMutationOligodeoxyribonucleotidesPolymerase Chain ReactionPolymorphism, Single-Stranded ConformationalReceptor, ErbB-2RibonucleasesTrans-ActivatorsTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsAlpha-catenin proteinE-cadherin transcriptE-cadherinE-cadherin expressionBeta-catenin expressionCell linesBreast cancer cell linesEpithelial cell-cell interactionsCancer cell linesBeta-catenin proteinCancer-derived cell linesMembrane cytoskeletal proteinsCell-cell interactionsBreast cancer-derived cell linesE-cadherin geneHuman breast cancer-derived cell linesLoss of functionTransmembrane proteinAdherens junctionsCytoskeletal matrixCadherin proteinCytoskeletal proteinsTranscript levelsFrequent alterationsSequence alterations