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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 260, Issue 27, 14440-14445, Nov, 1985

Rat embryonic fibroblast tropomyosin 1. cDNA and complete primary amino acid sequence

Y Yamawaki-Kataoka and DM Helfman

A cDNA expression library of approximately 80,000 members was prepared from rat embryonic fibroblast mRNA using the plasmid expression vectors pUC8 and pUC9. Using an immunological screening procedure and 32P- labeled cDNA probes, clones encoding rat embryonic fibroblast tropomyosin 1 (TM-1) were identified and isolated. DNA sequence analysis was carried out to determine the amino acid sequence of the protein. Rat embryonic fibroblast TM-1 was found to contain 284 amino acids and is most homologous to smooth muscle alpha-tropomyosin compared with skeletal muscle alpha- and beta-tropomyosins and platelet beta-tropomyosin. Among the various tropomyosins, two regions where the greatest sequence divergence is evident are between amino acids 185 and 216 and amino acids 258 and 284. Rat embryonic fibroblast TM-1 and chicken smooth muscle alpha-tropomyosin are most closely related from amino acids 185 and 216 compared with skeletal muscle and platelet tropomyosins. In contrast, rat embryonic fibroblast TM-1, smooth muscle alpha-tropomyosin, and platelet tropomyosin are most homologous from amino acids 258 and 284 compared with skeletal muscle tropomyosins. These differences in sequences at the carboxyl-terminal region of the various tropomyosins are discussed in relation to differences in their binding to skeletal muscle troponin and its T1 fragment.
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