Cargando…

Mammalian myosin I alpha, I beta, and I gamma: new widely expressed genes of the myosin I family

A polymerase chain reaction strategy was devised to identify new members of the mammalian myosin I family of actin-based motors. Using cellular RNA from mouse granular neurons and PC12 cells, we have cloned and sequenced three 1.2-kb polymerase chain reaction products that correspond to novel mammal...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Rockefeller University Press 1993
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2119747/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8449986
_version_ 1782141332852047872
collection PubMed
description A polymerase chain reaction strategy was devised to identify new members of the mammalian myosin I family of actin-based motors. Using cellular RNA from mouse granular neurons and PC12 cells, we have cloned and sequenced three 1.2-kb polymerase chain reaction products that correspond to novel mammalian myosin I genes designated MMI alpha, MMI beta, MMI gamma. The pattern of expression for each of the myosin I's is unique: messages are detected in diverse tissues including the brain, lung, kidney, liver, intestine, and adrenal gland. Overlapping clones representing full-length cDNAs for MMI alpha were obtained from mouse brain. These encode a 1,079 amino acid protein containing a myosin head, a domain with five calmodulin binding sites, and a positively charged COOH-terminal tail. In situ hybridization reveals that MMI alpha is highly expressed in virtually all neurons (but not glia) in the postnatal and adult mouse brain and in neuroblasts of the cerebellar external granular layer. Expression varies in different brain regions and undergoes developmental regulation. Myosin I's are present in diverse organisms from protozoa to vertebrates. This and the expression of three novel members of this family in brain and other mammalian tissues suggests that they may participate in critical and fundamental cellular processes.
format Text
id pubmed-2119747
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 1993
publisher The Rockefeller University Press
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-21197472008-05-01 Mammalian myosin I alpha, I beta, and I gamma: new widely expressed genes of the myosin I family J Cell Biol Articles A polymerase chain reaction strategy was devised to identify new members of the mammalian myosin I family of actin-based motors. Using cellular RNA from mouse granular neurons and PC12 cells, we have cloned and sequenced three 1.2-kb polymerase chain reaction products that correspond to novel mammalian myosin I genes designated MMI alpha, MMI beta, MMI gamma. The pattern of expression for each of the myosin I's is unique: messages are detected in diverse tissues including the brain, lung, kidney, liver, intestine, and adrenal gland. Overlapping clones representing full-length cDNAs for MMI alpha were obtained from mouse brain. These encode a 1,079 amino acid protein containing a myosin head, a domain with five calmodulin binding sites, and a positively charged COOH-terminal tail. In situ hybridization reveals that MMI alpha is highly expressed in virtually all neurons (but not glia) in the postnatal and adult mouse brain and in neuroblasts of the cerebellar external granular layer. Expression varies in different brain regions and undergoes developmental regulation. Myosin I's are present in diverse organisms from protozoa to vertebrates. This and the expression of three novel members of this family in brain and other mammalian tissues suggests that they may participate in critical and fundamental cellular processes. The Rockefeller University Press 1993-03-02 /pmc/articles/PMC2119747/ /pubmed/8449986 Text en This article is distributed under the terms of an Attribution–Noncommercial–Share Alike–No Mirror Sites license for the first six months after the publication date (see http://www.rupress.org/terms). After six months it is available under a Creative Commons License (Attribution–Noncommercial–Share Alike 4.0 Unported license, as described at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).
spellingShingle Articles
Mammalian myosin I alpha, I beta, and I gamma: new widely expressed genes of the myosin I family
title Mammalian myosin I alpha, I beta, and I gamma: new widely expressed genes of the myosin I family
title_full Mammalian myosin I alpha, I beta, and I gamma: new widely expressed genes of the myosin I family
title_fullStr Mammalian myosin I alpha, I beta, and I gamma: new widely expressed genes of the myosin I family
title_full_unstemmed Mammalian myosin I alpha, I beta, and I gamma: new widely expressed genes of the myosin I family
title_short Mammalian myosin I alpha, I beta, and I gamma: new widely expressed genes of the myosin I family
title_sort mammalian myosin i alpha, i beta, and i gamma: new widely expressed genes of the myosin i family
topic Articles
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2119747/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8449986