Myosin structure in the eel ( Anguilla anguilla L)

Myosin extracts from central white fibers and peripheral red fibers of the lateral muscle of eel ( Anguilla anguilla ) were analysed by electrophoresis under non‐dissociating conditions, which demonstrated a polymorphism of myosin isoforms. The light and heavy subunit content of the isomyosins was e...

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Published in:FEBS Letters
Main Authors: Chanoine, C., Saadi, A., Guyot-Lenfant, M., Hebbrecht, C., Gallien, Cl.L.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1990
Subjects:
Cell Biology
Genetics
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
Structural Biology
Biophysics
Anguilla anguilla
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793(90)80844-9
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Summary:Myosin extracts from central white fibers and peripheral red fibers of the lateral muscle of eel ( Anguilla anguilla ) were analysed by electrophoresis under non‐dissociating conditions, which demonstrated a polymorphism of myosin isoforms. The light and heavy subunit content of the isomyosins was established using SDS‐PAGE and two‐dimensional eleetrophoresis. In the central white muscle, 3 myosin isoforms FM3, FM2, FMI, were characterized by 3 types of fast light chain and one fast heavy chain HCf; the existence of a fourth isomyosin is discussed. In the peripheral red muscle, two myosin isoforms were found, SM1 and SM2, each characterized by a specific heavy chain, HCs1 or HCs2, and containing the same slow light chain content. This work demonstrates for the first time the existence of 3 heavy chains in the skeletal muscle of a fish.

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