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The Xenopus laevis TM-4 gene encodes non-muscle and cardiac tropomyosin isoforms through alternative splicing. 1995

S Hardy, and N Thézé, and D Lepetit, and M R Allo, and P Thiebaud
Département de Biologie et Génétique du Développement, URA 256 CNRS, Université de Rennes I, France.

A full-length cDNA clone coding for a 248-amino-acid tropomyosin (TM) was isolated from a Xenopus laevis (Xl) oocyte cDNA library. This TM is very similar to the members of the non-muscle (nm) TM family that includes rat TM-4, human TM30pl and chicken cardiac fibroblast FT-C. An RNase protection assay showed that the corresponding transcript is expressed ubiquitously and revealed the presence of an alternative transcript in adult heart RNA. A full-length cDNA clone was isolated from an adult heart cDNA library using a nm TM-encoding cDNA probe. It encodes a muscle TM homologous to chicken FT-C and the corresponding mRNA is expressed in adult RNA and to a very low level in adult skeletal muscle. The two cDNAs correspond to two alternatively spliced isoforms of TM generated from the Xl TM-4 gene. These data, together with published observations, demonstrated that, in this amphibian, the cardiac muscle TM are synthesized from the TM alpha and TM-4 genes.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008969 Molecular Sequence Data Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories. Sequence Data, Molecular,Molecular Sequencing Data,Data, Molecular Sequence,Data, Molecular Sequencing,Sequencing Data, Molecular
D009132 Muscles Contractile tissue that produces movement in animals. Muscle Tissue,Muscle,Muscle Tissues,Tissue, Muscle,Tissues, Muscle
D000595 Amino Acid Sequence The order of amino acids as they occur in a polypeptide chain. This is referred to as the primary structure of proteins. It is of fundamental importance in determining PROTEIN CONFORMATION. Protein Structure, Primary,Amino Acid Sequences,Sequence, Amino Acid,Sequences, Amino Acid,Primary Protein Structure,Primary Protein Structures,Protein Structures, Primary,Structure, Primary Protein,Structures, Primary Protein
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
D001483 Base Sequence The sequence of PURINES and PYRIMIDINES in nucleic acids and polynucleotides. It is also called nucleotide sequence. DNA Sequence,Nucleotide Sequence,RNA Sequence,DNA Sequences,Base Sequences,Nucleotide Sequences,RNA Sequences,Sequence, Base,Sequence, DNA,Sequence, Nucleotide,Sequence, RNA,Sequences, Base,Sequences, DNA,Sequences, Nucleotide,Sequences, RNA
D014018 Tissue Distribution Accumulation of a drug or chemical substance in various organs (including those not relevant to its pharmacologic or therapeutic action). This distribution depends on the blood flow or perfusion rate of the organ, the ability of the drug to penetrate organ membranes, tissue specificity, protein binding. The distribution is usually expressed as tissue to plasma ratios. Distribution, Tissue,Distributions, Tissue,Tissue Distributions
D014158 Transcription, Genetic The biosynthesis of RNA carried out on a template of DNA. The biosynthesis of DNA from an RNA template is called REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION. Genetic Transcription
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
D014982 Xenopus laevis The commonest and widest ranging species of the clawed "frog" (Xenopus) in Africa. This species is used extensively in research. There is now a significant population in California derived from escaped laboratory animals. Platanna,X. laevis,Platannas,X. laevi
D015723 Gene Library A large collection of DNA fragments cloned (CLONING, MOLECULAR) from a given organism, tissue, organ, or cell type. It may contain complete genomic sequences (GENOMIC LIBRARY) or complementary DNA sequences, the latter being formed from messenger RNA and lacking intron sequences. DNA Library,cDNA Library,DNA Libraries,Gene Libraries,Libraries, DNA,Libraries, Gene,Libraries, cDNA,Library, DNA,Library, Gene,Library, cDNA,cDNA Libraries

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