The human muscle nicotinic acetylcholine receptor alpha-subunit exist as two isoforms: a novel exon.
AUTOR(ES)
Beeson, D
RESUMO
Analysis of acetylcholine receptor clones isolated from a human leg muscle cDNA library, revealed that the alpha-subunit existed as two isoforms. A novel exon, coding for 25 amino acids, was located in the human genomic DNA sequence; its insertion into the alpha-subunit gives the new isoform of 462 amino acids. In addition, mRNAs for the two isoforms were found in equal proportions in poly(A)+ RNA obtained from three further sources including partially denervated and innervated human muscle and the rhabdomyosarcoma cell line TE671. Both protein isoforms can be expressed in E. coli. No evidence of a sequence related to that of the new exon was found in cDNA derived from poly(A)+ RNA isolated from fetal calf or embryonic chick muscle or Torpedo marmorata electric organ.
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