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Sorting of a nonmuscle tropomyosin to a novel cytoskeletal compartment in skeletal muscle results in muscular dystrophy.
The Journal of cell biology - 30 Aug 2004
Kee Anthony J, Schevzov Galina, Nair-Shalliker Visalini, Robinson C Stephen, Vrhovski Bernadette, Ghoddusi Majid, Qiu Min Ru, Lin Jim J-C, Weinberger Ron, Gunning Peter W, Hardeman Edna C
Abstract excerpt
Tropomyosin (Tm) is a key component of the actin cytoskeleton and >40 isoforms have been described in mammals. In addition to the isoforms in the sarcomere, we now report the existence of two nonsarcomeric (NS) isoforms in skeletal muscle. These isoforms are excluded from the thin filament of the sarcomere and are localized to a novel Z-line adjacent structure. Immunostained cross sections indicate that one Tm...
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