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 forms
1996
Chapter 6 The Spectrin Cytoskeleton and Organization of Polarized Epithelial Cell Membranes
Devarajan P, Morrow J. Chapter 6 The Spectrin Cytoskeleton and Organization of Polarized Epithelial Cell Membranes. Current Topics In Membranes 1996, 43: 97-128. DOI: 10.1016/s0070-2161(08)60386-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntegral membrane proteinsPeripheral plasma membraneCultured epithelial cellsEpithelial cellsAnti-spectrin antibodiesEukaryotic cellsNonerythroid cellsMembrane proteinsSpectrin cytoskeletonEpithelial cell membranesPlasma membraneExperimental removalCell shapeDifferent isoformsMembrane stabilitySpectrinCell membraneCytoskeletonPostsynaptic densityPostsynaptic membraneMembrane instabilityCerebellar granule cellsSkeletal muscleMembraneCells