ELECTRON-MICROSCOPIC FILAMENT LENGTHS OF CONNECTIN AND ITS FRAGMENTS

被引:22
作者
SUZUKI, J [1 ]
KIMURA, S [1 ]
MARUYAMA, K [1 ]
机构
[1] CHIBA UNIV,FAC SCI,DEPT BIOL,INAGE KU,CHIBA 263,CHIBA,JAPAN
关键词
CONNECTIN; FILAMENT LENGTH; ROTARY SHADOWING; TITIN;
D O I
10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a124539
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Connectin (titin) is an extraordinarily long filamentous protein of striated muscle. The particle lengths of alpha-connectin (titin 1) and its proteolytic products, beta-connectin (titin 2) and 1,200 kDa fragment, were measured with rotary-shadowed images of the filaments after orientation by centrifugation. It was observed that the 1,200 kDa fragment was frequently folded into a double strand, beta-connectin was partly folded, and alpha-connectin was easily split into beta-connectin and 1,200 kDa fragment. Taking these features into consideration, the average lengths of alpha- and beta-connectin and 1,200 kDa fragment were estimated to be approximately 1,250, 920, and 360 nm, respectively.
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页码:406 / 410
页数:5
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