title: Partial characterization of the human beta-myosin heavy-chain gene which is expressed in heart and skeletal muscle.
abstract: A human myosin heavy-chain gene, cloned in gamma Charon 4A phage (and as a clone designated lambda gMHC-1), was shown to code for a cardiac myosin heavy chain of the beta-type. The 5' end of the 14,200-base-pair genomic DNA clone is located in the head region of the myosin chain. The 3' end was shown to extent to the COOH terminus and includes the 3'-nontranslated sequence of the corresponding mRNA. The identification of lambda gMHC-1 as coding for a cardiac beta-myosin heavy chain was achieved by heteroduplex mapping using genomic cardiac myosin heavy-chain DNA of rabbit as a probe and, furthermore, by DNA sequence analysis of three selected subregions of the clones DNA including the 3'-nontranslated sequence. It was demonstrated by the S1 nuclease protection technique that the beta-myosin heavy-chain gene is transcribed in human heart muscle. In addition, we have found by the same technique that it is also expressed in human skeletal muscle.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis; D004720:Endonucleases; D005091:Exons; D006801:Humans; D009132:Muscles / Q000378:metabolism*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism*; D009218:Myosins / Q000235:genetics*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D015719:Single-Strand Specific DNA and RNA Endonucleases
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D004247:DNA; D004720:Endonucleases; D015719:Single-Strand Specific DNA and RNA Endonucleases; D009218:Myosins