Comparison of myosin heavy chain mRNAs, protein isoforms and fiber type proportions in the rat slow and fast muscles

0396901 - FGÚ 2014 RIV CZ eng J - Journal Article
Žurmanová, J. - Soukup, Tomáš
Comparison of myosin heavy chain mRNAs, protein isoforms and fiber type proportions in the rat slow and fast muscles.
Physiological Research. Roč. 62, č. 4 (2013), s. 445-453. ISSN 0862-8408. E-ISSN 1802-9973
R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GA304/08/0256; GA ČR(CZ) GA305/09/1228; GA MŠMT(CZ) 7AMB12SK158; GA MŠMT(CZ) LH12058
Grant - others:EC(XE) LSH-CT-2004-511978
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z50110509
Institutional support: RVO:67985823
Keywords : rat * soleus * extensor digitorum longus * myosin heavy chain isoforms * muscle gene expression * quantitative Real Time RT-PCR * SDS-PAGE * fiber type analysis
Subject RIV: EA - Cell Biology
Impact factor: 1.487, year: 2013

We studied the expression of myosin heavy chain isoforms at mRNA and protein levels as well as fiber type composition in the fast extensor digitorum longus (EDL) and slow soleus (SOL) twitch muscles of adult inbred Lewis strain rats. Based on our data presenting quantitative evidence of corresponding proportions between mRNA level, protein content and fiber type composition, we suggest that the Real Time RT-PCR technique can be used as a routine method for analysis of muscle composition changes and could be advantageous for the analysis of scant biological samples such as muscle biopsies in humans
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