Connectin-like protein expressed in non striated muscle

2008 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 18570146
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Biophysics
• Research Institution: Chiba University
• Principal Investigator: KIMURA Sumiko Chiba University, 大学院・理学研究科, 准教授 (50093232)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): ABE Hiroshi 千葉大学, 大学院・理学研究科, 准教授 (00222662)
• Project Period (FY): 2006 – 2008
• Keywords: 弾性タンパク質 / コネクチン / タイチン / PEVK / 平滑筋 / 横紋筋

Research Abstract

横紋筋にしか存在しないと思われている弾性タンパク質コネクチンを、横紋筋以外から探し出した。ムラサキイガイ平滑筋に推定分子量約400万のバンドを見出し、無脊椎動物コネクチン抗体2種類が反応することを示した。環形動物ゴカイ斜紋筋の分子量約400万のタンパク質については、塩基配列21.3 kbpを決定し、新しいリピート構造や弾性を示す新規配列を持つことを明らかにした。さらに張力測定によって、このタンパク質が弾性に富むことも示した。

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Structure of the Amphioxus Nebulin Gene andEvolution of the Nebulin Family Genes (2009)
  • Author(s): Hanashima, H., Kubokawa, K. and Kimura, S.
  • Journal Title: Gene (in press)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Characterization of amphioxus nebulin and its similarity to human nebulin (2009)
  • Author(s): Hanashima, H., Kubokawa, K. and Kimura, S.
  • Journal Title: J. Exp. Biol 212 Pages: 668-672
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Chicken breast muscle connectin : passive tensionand I-band region primary structure (2007)
  • Author(s): Noguchi, H., Takemori, S., Kajiwara, J., Kimura, M., Maruyama, K. and Kimura, S.
  • Journal Title: J. Mol. Biol 370 Pages: 213-219
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Activity of cofilin can beregulated by a mechanism other thanphosphorylation/dephosphorylation in musclecells in culture (2007)
  • Author(s): Hosoda, A., Sato, N., Nagaoka, R., Abe, H. and Obinata, T.
  • Journal Title: J Muscle Res Cell Motil 28 Pages: 183-194
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] A comparative proteome analysis of human metaphase chromosomes isolated from two different celllines reveals a set of conserved chromosome-associated proteins (2007)
  • Author(s): Takata, H., Uchiyama, S., Nakamura, N.,Nakashima, S., Kobayashi, S., Sone, T., Kimura,S., Lahmers, S., Granzier, H., Labeit, S., Matsunaga, S. and Fukui, K.
  • Journal Title: Genes Cells 12 Pages: 269-284
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] IQGAP2 is required for the cadherin-mediatedcell-to-cell adhesion in Xenopus laevis embryos (2007)
  • Author(s): Yamashiro, S., Abe, H. and Mabuchi, I.
  • Journal Title: Dev Biol 308 Pages: 485-93
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Sequence of the C-terminal region of amphioxus nebulin and its binding proteins. Gordon research conferences (2008)
  • Author(s): Hanashima, A., Kubokawa, K. and Kimura, S.
  • Organizer: Muscle & Molecular Motors
  • Place of Presentation: New London, NH, USA
  • Year and Date: 20080600
• [Presentation] ネブリンC末端とα-アクチニンの結合 (2008)
  • Author(s): 花島章、木村澄子
  • Organizer: 日本動物学会第79回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 福岡
  • Year and Date: 2008-09-05
• [Presentation] ホタテ貝横紋筋に存在する高分子量タンパク質の研究 (2008)
  • Author(s): 黒澤元、南澤博人、木村澄子
  • Organizer: 日本動物学会第79回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 福岡
  • Year and Date: 2008-09-05
• [Presentation] Binding of I-Connectin and Projectin in Crayfish Claw Closer Muscle (2008)
  • Author(s): Hiura, K. and Kimura, S.
  • Organizer: 第60回日本細胞生物学会大会
  • Place of Presentation: 横浜
  • Year and Date: 2008-06-29
• [Presentation] Sequence of the C-terminal region of amphioxus nebulin and its binding proteins (2008)
  • Author(s): Hanashima, A., Kubokawa, K. and Kimura, S.
  • Organizer: 第60回日本細胞生物学会大会
  • Place of Presentation: 横浜
  • Year and Date: 2008-06-29
• [Presentation] スキンドファイバーから弾性タンパク質コネクチンへ (2008)
  • Author(s): 木村澄子
  • Organizer: 筋の構造と機能のシンポジウム(日本生理学会)
  • Place of Presentation: 東京
  • Year and Date: 2008-03-04
• [Presentation] Single molecule measurement of elasticity of connectin-like 1200K-protein in obliquely striatedmuscle of a polychaete(Annelida) (2007)
  • Author(s): Hatakeyama, S., Izawal, N., Zhu,Y. I., Granzier, H. and Kimura, S.
  • Organizer: 日本生物物理学会第45回年会
  • Place of Presentation: 横浜
  • Year and Date: 2007-12-21
• [Presentation] Primary structure of connectin and passive tension generation in striated muscle. Cardiac and skeletal myofibrils studied with cutting edge techniques-the beautiful source of muscle force (2007)
  • Author(s): Kimura, S., Kimura, M. and Takemori, S.
  • Organizer: The 84th Annual Meeting of the Physiological Society of Japan
  • Place of Presentation: Osaka
  • Year and Date: 2007-03-22
• [Presentation] Singlemolecule measurement of elasticity of connectin-like 1200K- protein in obliquely striated muscle of a polychaete(Annelida) (2006)
  • Author(s): Hatakeyama, S., Izawal, N., Zhu, Y. I., Granzier, H. and Kimura, S.
  • Organizer: 日本生物物理学会第44回年会
  • Place of Presentation: 沖縄
  • Year and Date: 2006-11-13
• [Book] タンパク質の事典(弾性タンパク質(編・猪飼, 伏見, 卜部, 上野川, 中村, 浜窪)) (2008)
  • Author(s): 木村澄子
  • Total Pages: p517-519
  • Publisher: 朝倉書店
• [Book] 生物進化の分子マップ : コネクチンの比較生物学 (2006)
  • Author(s): 木村澄子
  • Total Pages: 490-491
  • Publisher: 生体の科学