The cDNA of mouse skeletal muscle transcribe for both isoforms 1 and 2 of acetylcholine receptor alpha subunit

J Neuroimmunol. 2005 Dec;169(1-2):177-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2005.08.013. Epub 2005 Sep 26.

Abstract

The mRNA isolated from mouse ocular and limb muscle and human rabdomyosarcoma cell line TE671 was subjected to reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) using a specific primer pair for the extracellular domain of AChR-alpha subunit that transcribes both for P3A- (isoform 1) and P3A+ (isoform 2). The cDNA synthesized from mRNA by reverse transcription, transcribed both isoforms 1 and 2 from mRNA of mouse limb and ocular muscle and human rabdomyosarcoma cell line TE671 as evidenced by agarose gel electrophoresis of polymerase chain reaction products.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Blotting, Northern / methods
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cloning, Molecular / methods
  • DNA, Complementary / genetics*
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Muscle, Skeletal / metabolism*
  • Myosarcoma
  • Protein Isoforms / genetics
  • Protein Isoforms / metabolism
  • RNA, Messenger / metabolism
  • Receptors, Cholinergic / classification
  • Receptors, Cholinergic / genetics*
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods

Substances

  • DNA, Complementary
  • Protein Isoforms
  • RNA, Messenger
  • Receptors, Cholinergic