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ArticleJournal of muscle research and cell motility1993

A non-flight muscle isoform of Drosophila tropomyosin rescues an indirect flight muscle tropomyosin mutant.

R C Miller, R Schaaf, D W Maughan, T R Tansey

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Article in Journal of muscle research and cell motility, 1993. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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R C MillerDepartment of Biology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057.
R Schaaf
D W Maughan
T R Tansey

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CONTRACTILE PROPERTIES OF MUTANT DROSOPHILA MUSCLER01AR040234 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT &ST AGRIC COLLEGE · PI MAUGHAN, DAVID WAYNE · 1990 to 1994
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NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR40234
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The tropomyosin I(TmI) gene of Drosophila melanogaster encodes two isoforms of tropomyosin. The Ifm-TmI isoform is expressed only in indirect flight and jump muscles; the Scm-TmI isoform is found in other muscles of the larva and adult. The level of Ifm-TmI is severely reduced in the flightless mutant Ifm(3)3, which also is unable to jump. To explore the functional significance of tropomyosin isoform diversity in Drosophila, we have used P element-mediated transformation to express Scm-TmI in the indirect flight and jump muscles of Ifm(3)3 flies. Transformants gained the ability to jump and fly. The mechanical properties of isolated indirect flight muscle myofibres, and the ultrastructure of indirect flight and jump muscles from the transformants were comparable to wildtype. Thus, the Scm-TmI isoform can successfully substitute for Ifm-TmI in the indirect flight and jump muscles of the Ifm(3)3 strain.

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Adenosine TriphosphatasesAnimalsDrosophila melanogasterFlight, AnimalIsoenzymesMusclesMutationTransformation, GeneticTropomyosinAdenosine TriphosphatasesIsoenzymesTropomyosin

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PMID8478432

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