2001
Caspase Remodeling of the Spectrin Membrane Skeleton during Lens Development and Aging*
Lee A, Morrow J, Fowler V. Caspase Remodeling of the Spectrin Membrane Skeleton during Lens Development and Aging*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2001, 276: 20735-20742. PMID: 11278555, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m009723200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLens fiber cellsFiber cellsMembrane blebbingMembrane skeletonLens developmentAlpha-spectrinSpectrin membrane skeletonMembrane skeleton componentsChick lens developmentCell-cell fusionApoptotic cellsOldest fiber cellsMembrane associationClassical apoptosisApoptotic processSpecific proteolysisTerminal differentiationAdult lensSpectrin fragmentsMembrane interdigitationsBlebbingCytoskeletal protein alpha-spectrinPermanent remodelingSkeleton componentsSpectrin
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
1989
Contributions of the β‐subunit to spectrin structure and function
Coleman T, Fishkind D, Mooseker M, Morrow J. Contributions of the β‐subunit to spectrin structure and function. Cytoskeleton 1989, 12: 248-263. PMID: 2524283, DOI: 10.1002/cm.970120406.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1988
Localization of villin, a cytoskeletal protein specific to microvilli, in human ileum and colon and in colonic neoplasms
West A, Isaac C, Carboni J, Morrow J, Mooseker M, Barwick K. Localization of villin, a cytoskeletal protein specific to microvilli, in human ileum and colon and in colonic neoplasms. Gastroenterology 1988, 94: 343-352. PMID: 3335311, DOI: 10.1016/0016-5085(88)90421-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComparison of nonerythroid alpha-spectrin genes reveals strict homology among diverse species.
Leto T, Fortugno-Erikson D, Barton D, Yang-Feng T, Francke U, Harris A, Morrow J, Marchesi V, Benz E. Comparison of nonerythroid alpha-spectrin genes reveals strict homology among diverse species. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1988, 8: 1-9. PMID: 3336352, PMCID: PMC363070, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.8.1.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlpha-spectrin geneErythroid alpha-spectrin geneHuman chromosome 9Alpha-spectrin chainComparison of sequencesCarboxy-terminal sequenceErythroid genesDiverse speciesExpression libraryChromosome 1Hydrophobic residuesErythroid spectrinAlpha-spectrinFilamentous proteinsFunctional sitesGenesChromosome 9Human cloneStrict homologyRepeat patternCell membraneInvariant tryptophanSpectrinPeptide sequencesCDNAA domain of synapsin I involved with actin bundling shares immunologic cross‐reactivity with villin
Petrucci T, Mooseker M, Morrow J. A domain of synapsin I involved with actin bundling shares immunologic cross‐reactivity with villin. Journal Of Cellular Biochemistry 1988, 36: 25-35. PMID: 3125185, DOI: 10.1002/jcb.240360104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBovine synapsin ISynapsin IActin binding proteinsPeptide mappingTwo-dimensional peptide mapsSmall synaptic vesiclesPhosphorylation controlBundling proteinActin bindingUnrelated proteinsActin bundlesActin filamentsNeuronal phosphoproteinSynapsin I.Binding proteinVivo roleSynaptic vesiclesParent proteinProteinPeptide mapsChymotryptic digestionVillinPeptide fragmentsCross reactFragments
1987
Beta spectrin bestows protein 4.1 sensitivity on spectrin-actin interactions.
Coleman T, Harris A, Mische S, Mooseker M, Morrow J. Beta spectrin bestows protein 4.1 sensitivity on spectrin-actin interactions. Journal Of Cell Biology 1987, 104: 519-526. PMID: 3818791, PMCID: PMC2114562, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.104.3.519.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1985
Mechanisms of cytoskeletal regulation: modulation of membrane affinity in avian brush border and erythrocyte spectrins.
Howe C, Sacramone L, Mooseker M, Morrow J. Mechanisms of cytoskeletal regulation: modulation of membrane affinity in avian brush border and erythrocyte spectrins. Journal Of Cell Biology 1985, 101: 1379-1385. PMID: 2931438, PMCID: PMC2113910, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.101.4.1379.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1974
Ligand-dependent aggregation of chicken hemoglobin AI
Morrow J, Wittebort R, Gurd F. Ligand-dependent aggregation of chicken hemoglobin AI. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 1974, 60: 1058-1065. PMID: 4429560, DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(74)90420-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research13C NMR Studies of the Interaction of Hb and Carbonic Anhydrase with 13CO2
Gurd F, Morrow J, Keim P, Visscher R, Marshall R. 13C NMR Studies of the Interaction of Hb and Carbonic Anhydrase with 13CO2. Advances In Experimental Medicine And Biology 1974, 48: 109-124. PMID: 4215298, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4684-0943-7_6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetal-protein interactionsInteraction of CO2NMR studiesHydrated derivativeNMR spectrometerSmall moleculesInteraction of HbCarbonate saltsBuffer componentsBicarbonate ionsCarbonic anhydraseCO2NMRUnquestionable importanceCommon strategySpeciesProteinIonsInsolubilityMoleculesSaltInteractionDerivativesBicarbonateSpectrometer