Heterogeneity and tissue specificity of tropomyosin isoforms from four species of bivalves |
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Authors: | Fujinoki Masakatsu Ueda Megumi Inoue Takuya Yasukawa Noriko Inoue Rie Ishimoda-Takagi Tadashi |
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Affiliation: | aDepartment of Biology, Tokyo Gakugei University, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8501, Japan;bDepartment of Physiology, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Mibu, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan |
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Abstract: | Heterogeneity and tissue specificity of tropomyosin isoforms obtained from four species of bivalves (Scapharca broughtonii (ark shell), Mytilus galloprovincialis (mussel), Atrina pectinata (surf clam) and Crassostrea gigas (Pacific oyster)), were examined. Tropomyosins were extracted from translucent and opaque portions of posterior adductor muscle, respectively, and cardiac muscle of each bivalve. There were two tropomyosin isoforms in the ark shell, the surf clam and the Pacific oyster. They were designated as TMa and TMb. In the ark shell, TMa was the common isoform and TMb was specific for the opaque portion of the adductor muscle. In the surf clam, TMb was the common isoform present in all tissues. TMa was found only in the translucent portion of muscle. In the Pacific oyster, TMb was the major component in both portions of adductor muscle and TMa was the major component in cardiac muscle, although both tropomyosins were included in all tissues. The mussel had only one tropomyosin. |
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Keywords: | Ark shell Bivalve Heterogeneity Mussel Pacific oyster Surf clam Tissue specificity Tropomyosin Mollusks |
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