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ArticleHistochemistry and cell biology2009

Localization of the actin-binding protein fesselin in chicken smooth muscle.

Randall H Renegar, Joseph M Chalovich, Barbara D Leinweber, Joan T Zary, Mechthild M Schroeter

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Article in Histochemistry and cell biology, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. The actin binding protein, fesselin, is a member of the synaptopodin family.Biochemical and biophysical research communications · 2008
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Randall H RenegarDepartment of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA. renegarra@ecu.edu
Joseph M Chalovich
Barbara D Leinweber
Joan T Zary
Mechthild M Schroeter
East Carolina University · US

Funding

Acting Based Regulation of Smooth Muscle ContractionR01AR035216 · NIAMS · EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY · PI CHALOVICH, JOSEPH M · 1986 to 2007
$1.5M
NIAMS NIH HHS AR035216NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR035216
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This report compares cellular localization of fesselin in chicken smooth, skeletal and cardiac muscle tissues using affinity purified polyclonal fesselin antibodies. Western blot analyses revealed large amounts of fesselin in gizzard smooth muscle with lower amounts in skeletal and cardiac muscle. In gizzard, fesselin was detected by immunofluorescence as discrete cytoplasmic structures. Fesselin did not co-localize with talin, vinculin or caveolin indicating that fesselin is not associated with dense plaques or caveolar regions of the cell membrane. Immunoelectron microscopy established localization of fesselin within dense bodies. Since dense bodies function as anchorage points for actin and desmin in smooth muscle cells, fesselin may be involved in establishing cytoskeletal structure in this tissue. In skeletal muscle, fesselin was associated with desmin in regularly spaced bands distributed along the length of muscle fibers suggesting localization to the Z-line. Infrequently, this banding pattern was observed in heart tissue as well. Localization at the Z-line of skeletal and cardiac muscle suggests a role in contraction of these tissues.

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AnimalsChickensDesminFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGizzard, AvianMembrane ProteinsMicrofilament ProteinsMuscle Fibers, SkeletalMuscle, SkeletalMuscle, SmoothMyocardiumDesminfesselinMembrane ProteinsMicrofilament Proteins

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PMID18820943
PMCPMC3832296
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