| Autor: |
Rensen, S.S.M, Thijssen, V.L.J.L, De Vries, C.J, Doevendans, P.A, Detera-Wadleigh, S.D, Van Eys, G.J.J.M |
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Cardiovascular Research; 2002, Vol. 55 Issue 4, p850-863, 14p |
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Objective: Two major isoforms of smoothelin have been reported, a 59-kDa smoothelin-A in visceral smooth muscle cells and a 110-kDa smoothelin-B in vascular smooth muscle cells. The present study was undertaken to investigate the expression of these smoothelin isoforms in different smooth muscle tissues and to determine how they are generated. Methods: Western blotting with a new, well-defined, smoothelin antibody was used to confirm the existence of two major smoothelin isoforms. Northern blotting, RT-PCR, primer extension and 5′RACE were applied to analyse the expression of these isoforms in human and mouse. Promoter reporter assays were carried out to establish the existence of a dual promoter system governing the expression pattern of the gene. Results: Antibody C6G confirmed the existence of two smoothelin proteins. Northern blotting showed that in vascular tissues a larger smoothelin transcript is generated than in visceral tissue. The cDNA of this larger smoothelin-B was cloned. Computer analysis of the open reading frame suggests an α-helical structure of 130 amino acids at the amino terminus of smoothelin-B. The smoothelin gene was cloned and sequenced. It comprises about 25 kb and contains 21 exons. The translational start of smoothelin-B is located in exon 2, whereas transcription and translation of the previously described smoothelin-A starts inside exon 10. Smoothelin-A and -B were demonstrated to be generated by two physically separated promoters. Splice variants within the calponin homology domain at the 3′ end of the gene were found for both isoforms. Conclusions: Two major smoothelin isoforms are generated from a single gene by a dual promoter system in a tissue specific manner. Further variation in the smoothelin proteins is achieved by alternative splicing in the calponin homology domain. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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