title: Localization of connectin-like proteins in leg and flight muscles of insects.
abstract: In leg muscle sarcomeres of a beetle, approximately 6 mum sarcomere length at rest, projectin ( approximately 1200 kDa) was located on the myosin filament up to 2 mum from the both ends of the filament, using immunofluorescence and immunoelectron microscopy. On the other hand, projectin linked the Z line to the myosin filament and bound on the myosin filament in beetle flight muscle, approximately 3-4 mum sarcomere length at rest. Connectin-like protein ( approximately 3000 kDa) was detected by immunoblot tests in beetle, bumblebee and waterbug leg muscles. Immunofluorescence and immunoelectron microscopic observations revealed that the connectin-like protein linked the myosin filament to the Z line in beetle leg muscle.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohtani
authors.forename: S
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authors.lastname: Maki
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authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kimura
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authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maruyama