Expression of various sarcomeric tropomyosin isoforms in equine striated muscles
Journal Title: Open Veterinary Journal - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 2
Abstract
In order to better understand the training and athletic activity of horses, we must have complete understanding of the isoform diversity of various myofibrillar protein genes like tropomyosin. Tropomyosin (TPM), a coiled-coil dimeric protein, is a component of thin filament in striated muscles. In mammals, four TPM genes (TPM1, TPM2, TPM3, and TPM4) generate a multitude of TPM isoforms via alternate splicing and/or using different promoters. Unfortunately, our knowledge of TPM isoform diversity in the horse is very limited. Hence, we undertook a comprehensive exploratory study of various TPM isoforms from horse heart and skeletal muscle. We have cloned and sequenced two sarcomeric isoforms of the TPM1 gene called TPM1α and TPM1κ, one sarcomeric isoform of the TPM2 and one of the TPM3 gene, TPM2α and TPM3α respectively. By qRT-PCR using both relative expression and copy number, we have shown that TPM1α expression compared to TPM1κ is very high in heart. On the other hand, the expression of TPM1α is higher in skeletal muscle compared to heart. Further, the expression of TPM2α and TPM3α are higher in skeletal muscle compared to heart. Using western blot analyses with CH1 monoclonal antibody we have shown the high expression levels of sarcomeric TPM proteins in cardiac and skeletal muscle. Due to the paucity of isoform specific antibodies we cannot specifically detect the expression of TPM1κ in horse striated muscle. To the best of our knowledge this is the very first report on the characterization of sarcmeric TPMs in horse striated muscle.
Authors and Affiliations
Syamalima Dube| Department of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, New York 13210, USA, Henry Chionuma| Department of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, New York 13210, USA, Amr Matoq| University of Florida, College of Medicine-Jacksonville, Suite 1130, 841 Prudential Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32207, USA, Ruham Alshiekh-Nasany| Department of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, New York 13210, USA, Lynn Abbott| Department of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, New York 13210, USA, Bernard J. Poiesz| Department of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, New York 13210, USA, Dipak K. Dube| Department of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, New York 13210, USA
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