Relationships between tropomyosin and myosin heavy chain isoforms in bovine skeletal muscle. 2009

Mika Oe, and Ikuyo Nakajima, and Susumu Muroya, and Masahiro Shibata, and Koich Chikuni
Graduate School of Life and Environmental Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. mooe@affrc.go.jp

The composition of tropomyosin (TPM) and myosin heavy chain (MyHC) isoforms was analyzed in 10 physiologically different bovine muscles (masseter, diaphragm, tongue, semispinalis, pectoralis profundus, biceps femoris, psoas major, semimembranosus, longissimus thoracis and semitendinosus) to clarify the relationships between TPM and MyHC isoforms in different muscle fiber types. The content of TPM1 and TPM3 was different in muscles according to their function in muscle contraction, although the content of TPM2 was constantly about 50% of the total TPM in all muscles. The content of TPM1 was higher in semimembranosus, longissimus thoracis and semitendinosus, while that of TPM3 was higher in masseter and diaphragm. The high positive correlation between MyHC-slow content and TPM3 content (r = 0.92) suggested a coexpression of TPM3 and MyHC-slow isoforms in a muscle fiber. MyHC-slow and TPM3 were expressed at the same level in masseter and diaphragm, whereas there was more TPM3 than MyHC-slow in tongue and semispinalis, so it appears that the excess TPM3 in tongue and semispinalis is expressed with other MyHC isoforms. MyHC-2a was the only fast type isoform expressed in tongue and semispinalis. Therefore, the excess TPM3 was composed of myofibrils with MyHC-2a. The results suggested that a fiber expressing MyHC-2a would be regulated delicately by changing the TPM isoform types.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009119 Muscle Contraction A process leading to shortening and/or development of tension in muscle tissue. Muscle contraction occurs by a sliding filament mechanism whereby actin filaments slide inward among the myosin filaments. Inotropism,Muscular Contraction,Contraction, Muscle,Contraction, Muscular,Contractions, Muscle,Contractions, Muscular,Inotropisms,Muscle Contractions,Muscular Contractions
D009928 Organ Specificity Characteristic restricted to a particular organ of the body, such as a cell type, metabolic response or expression of a particular protein or antigen. Tissue Specificity,Organ Specificities,Specificities, Organ,Specificities, Tissue,Specificity, Organ,Specificity, Tissue,Tissue Specificities
D002417 Cattle Domesticated bovine animals of the genus Bos, usually kept on a farm or ranch and used for the production of meat or dairy products or for heavy labor. Beef Cow,Bos grunniens,Bos indicus,Bos indicus Cattle,Bos taurus,Cow,Cow, Domestic,Dairy Cow,Holstein Cow,Indicine Cattle,Taurine Cattle,Taurus Cattle,Yak,Zebu,Beef Cows,Bos indicus Cattles,Cattle, Bos indicus,Cattle, Indicine,Cattle, Taurine,Cattle, Taurus,Cattles, Bos indicus,Cattles, Indicine,Cattles, Taurine,Cattles, Taurus,Cow, Beef,Cow, Dairy,Cow, Holstein,Cows,Dairy Cows,Domestic Cow,Domestic Cows,Indicine Cattles,Taurine Cattles,Taurus Cattles,Yaks,Zebus
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D014335 Tropomyosin A protein found in the thin filaments of muscle fibers. It inhibits contraction of the muscle unless its position is modified by TROPONIN. Paramyosin,Miniparamyosin,Paratropomyosin,Tropomyosin Mg,alpha-Tropomyosin,beta-Tropomyosin,gamma-Tropomyosin,Mg, Tropomyosin,alpha Tropomyosin,beta Tropomyosin,gamma Tropomyosin
D018485 Muscle Fibers, Skeletal Large, multinucleate single cells, either cylindrical or prismatic in shape, that form the basic unit of SKELETAL MUSCLE. They consist of MYOFIBRILS enclosed within and attached to the SARCOLEMMA. They are derived from the fusion of skeletal myoblasts (MYOBLASTS, SKELETAL) into a syncytium, followed by differentiation. Myocytes, Skeletal,Myotubes,Skeletal Myocytes,Skeletal Muscle Fibers,Fiber, Skeletal Muscle,Fibers, Skeletal Muscle,Muscle Fiber, Skeletal,Myocyte, Skeletal,Myotube,Skeletal Muscle Fiber,Skeletal Myocyte
D018995 Myosin Heavy Chains The larger subunits of MYOSINS. The heavy chains have a molecular weight of about 230 kDa and each heavy chain is usually associated with a dissimilar pair of MYOSIN LIGHT CHAINS. The heavy chains possess actin-binding and ATPase activity. Myosin Heavy Chain,Heavy Chain, Myosin,Heavy Chains, Myosin
D020033 Protein Isoforms Different forms of a protein that may be produced from different GENES, or from the same gene by ALTERNATIVE SPLICING. Isoform,Isoforms,Protein Isoform,Protein Splice Variant,Splice Variants, Protein,Protein Splice Variants,Isoform, Protein,Isoforms, Protein,Splice Variant, Protein,Variant, Protein Splice,Variants, Protein Splice

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