Leiomodin/tropomyosin interactions are isoform specific

AS Kostyukova - Archives of biochemistry and biophysics, 2007 - Elsevier
Archives of biochemistry and biophysics, 2007Elsevier
Leiomodins are larger homologs of tropomodulin, a tropomyosin-binding, actin-capping
protein. There are several leiomodin isoforms, one of them found in smooth muscles
(Lmod1) and another one found in cardiac and skeletal muscles (Lmod2). In this work, the
tropomyosin-binding abilities of these two isoforms were studied. The tropomyosin-binding
sites were localized in the N-terminal regions of Lmod1 and Lmod2. The affinities of the
leiomodin fragments containing the tropomyosin-binding sites for tropomyosin peptides …
Leiomodins are larger homologs of tropomodulin, a tropomyosin-binding, actin-capping protein. There are several leiomodin isoforms, one of them found in smooth muscles (Lmod1) and another one found in cardiac and skeletal muscles (Lmod2). In this work, the tropomyosin-binding abilities of these two isoforms were studied. The tropomyosin-binding sites were localized in the N-terminal regions of Lmod1 and Lmod2. The affinities of the leiomodin fragments containing the tropomyosin-binding sites for tropomyosin peptides containing N-termini of different tropomyosin isoforms, α, γ and δ, were determined and compared using non-denaturing gel-electrophoresis and circular dichroism. It was shown that leiomodin/tropomyosin binding is isoform-specific and differs almost 100-fold for different tropomyosin isoforms.
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