A Xenopus laevis creatine kinase isozyme (CK-III/III) expressed preferentially in larval striated muscle: cDNA sequence, developmental expression and subcellular immunolocalization.
A cDNA containing the nearly complete coding sequence of CK-III subunit of X. laevis was isolated, sequenced and further identified by comparing the tissue distribution of CK-III/III isozyme with that of its messenger. Comparison of CK-III deduced amino acid sequence with other CK sequences published reveals its close homology to M-CK subunits. Results using both cDNA probes and monoclonal antibodies specific for CK-III subunits indicate that the appearance and the accumulation of CK-III occur in parallel with myoblast differentiation. Moreover, subcellular immuno-histolocalization shows that CK-III/III isozyme is especially concentrated on larval myofibres at the level of A-bands.
Laboratoire de Génétique, Université de Genève, Switzerland.
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D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D007814:Larva / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009132:Muscles / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D014982:Xenopus laevis
D007527:Isoenzymes; D003402:Creatine Kinase