title: Desmin heterogeneity in the main electric organ of Electrophorus electricus.
abstract: Desmin, the muscle-specific intermediate filament protein was purified from the main electric organ of Electrophorus electricus. It is shown that pure desmin can be separated into 5 isoforms presenting different isoelectric points. These isoforms have similar molecular weight, react with an antibody directed against desmin and generate identical peptides after digestion with protease V8 from Staphylococcus aureus.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003893:Desmin / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004557:Electric Organ / Q000032:analysis*; D015180:Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional; D004593:Electrophorus / Q000378:metabolism*; D015151:Immunoblotting; D010449:Peptide Mapping
chemical_list: D003893:Desmin