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Smoothelin contains a novel actin cytoskeleton localization sequence with similarity to troponin T.

Quensel, Christina ; Krämer, Jochen ; Cardoso, M. Cristina ; Leonhardt, Heinrich (2002)
Smoothelin contains a novel actin cytoskeleton localization sequence with similarity to troponin T.
In: Journal of cellular biochemistry, 85 (2)
Artikel, Bibliographie

Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)

Smoothelin, a cytoskeletal protein, exists in a large isoform specifically expressed in vascular smooth muscle cells, and a small visceral isoform generated by a downstream transcriptional start site. Using fusions to the green fluorescent protein, we could show that both smoothelin isoforms are localized at actin containing filaments and mapped two domains that are each sufficient for localization at the actin cytoskeleton. The first domain is located in the vascular-specific, N-terminal half of smoothelin and the second in the common, C-terminal half. The second domain shares clear sequence similarity with a domain of troponin T involved in actin filament association. These results suggest that the tissue-specific expression of smoothelin isoforms might contribute to the different contractile properties of smooth muscle cells.

Typ des Eintrags: Artikel
Erschienen: 2002
Autor(en): Quensel, Christina ; Krämer, Jochen ; Cardoso, M. Cristina ; Leonhardt, Heinrich
Art des Eintrags: Bibliographie
Titel: Smoothelin contains a novel actin cytoskeleton localization sequence with similarity to troponin T.
Sprache: Deutsch
Publikationsjahr: 2002
Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: Journal of cellular biochemistry
Jahrgang/Volume einer Zeitschrift: 85
(Heft-)Nummer: 2
URL / URN: http://www.cardoso-lab.org/publications/Quensel_2002.pdf
Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract):

Smoothelin, a cytoskeletal protein, exists in a large isoform specifically expressed in vascular smooth muscle cells, and a small visceral isoform generated by a downstream transcriptional start site. Using fusions to the green fluorescent protein, we could show that both smoothelin isoforms are localized at actin containing filaments and mapped two domains that are each sufficient for localization at the actin cytoskeleton. The first domain is located in the vascular-specific, N-terminal half of smoothelin and the second in the common, C-terminal half. The second domain shares clear sequence similarity with a domain of troponin T involved in actin filament association. These results suggest that the tissue-specific expression of smoothelin isoforms might contribute to the different contractile properties of smooth muscle cells.

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