Myosin rod protein: a novel thick filament component of Drosophila muscle. 1997

D M Standiford, and M B Davis, and K Miedema, and C Franzini-Armstrong, and C P Emerson
Department of Cell and Developmental Biology and Pennsylvania Muscle Institute, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia 19104-6058, USA.

Myosin rod protein (MRP), a 155 kDa protein encoded by a gene internal to the Drosophila muscle myosin heavy chain (Mhc) gene, contains the MHC rod domain, but has 77 unique N-terminal residues that exactly replace the MHC motor and light chain binding domains. Originally described as an abundant testis protein, we now demonstrate the MRP also is a major component of myofilaments in Drosophila. Specifically, the Mrp promoter directs the expression of a LacZ reporter transgene in somatic, cardiac and visceral muscles. MRP-specific antibodies detect the protein in detergent-insoluble fractions of muscle extracts and co-localize the protein with MHC to the sarcomeric A-band in immunostained muscles. Immunoblot analysis shows that in a set of adult direct flight muscles (DFM), the ratio of MRP to MHC is 1:3. Chemical cross-link and co-immunoprecipitation experiments using 0.5 M KCl-extracted thick filament proteins indicate that native MRP is a homodimer. Electron microscopy of DFM49, which has a high MRP content, shows in cross section, disordered myofilament packing and a variable thin to thick filament ratio and, in longitudinal section, severely bent thin filaments that are not well associated with thick filaments. In rigor, thick filaments from DFM49 consist of segments with cross bridges that are interspersed with smooth domains lacking cross bridges. These data indicate that MRP is a novel contractile protein that co-integrates with myosin into the thick filament, thereby changing structure and function of the sarcomere.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008854 Microscopy, Electron Microscopy using an electron beam, instead of light, to visualize the sample, thereby allowing much greater magnification. The interactions of ELECTRONS with specimens are used to provide information about the fine structure of that specimen. In TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY the reactions of the electrons that are transmitted through the specimen are imaged. In SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY an electron beam falls at a non-normal angle on the specimen and the image is derived from the reactions occurring above the plane of the specimen. Electron Microscopy
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
D004247 DNA A deoxyribonucleotide polymer that is the primary genetic material of all cells. Eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms normally contain DNA in a double-stranded state, yet several important biological processes transiently involve single-stranded regions. DNA, which consists of a polysugar-phosphate backbone possessing projections of purines (adenine and guanine) and pyrimidines (thymine and cytosine), forms a double helix that is held together by hydrogen bonds between these purines and pyrimidines (adenine to thymine and guanine to cytosine). DNA, Double-Stranded,Deoxyribonucleic Acid,ds-DNA,DNA, Double Stranded,Double-Stranded DNA,ds DNA
D004330 Drosophila A genus of small, two-winged flies containing approximately 900 described species. These organisms are the most extensively studied of all genera from the standpoint of genetics and cytology. Fruit Fly, Drosophila,Drosophila Fruit Flies,Drosophila Fruit Fly,Drosophilas,Flies, Drosophila Fruit,Fly, Drosophila Fruit,Fruit Flies, Drosophila
D005260 Female Females
D005786 Gene Expression Regulation Any of the processes by which nuclear, cytoplasmic, or intercellular factors influence the differential control (induction or repression) of gene action at the level of transcription or translation. Gene Action Regulation,Regulation of Gene Expression,Expression Regulation, Gene,Regulation, Gene Action,Regulation, Gene Expression
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

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