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XB-ART-29594
Arch Biochem Biophys 1984 Sep 01;2332:565-72. doi: 10.1016/0003-9861(84)90480-6.
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Tissue specificity of 3'-untranslated sequence of myosin light chain gene: unexpected interspecies homology with repetitive DNA.

Saidapet C , Khandekar P , Mendola C , Siddiqui MA .


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Using the 3' noncoding and coding sequences of chick heart myosin light chain mRNA cloned into Escherichia coli as probes, it was observed that, while the coding sequence shared homology with myosin light-chain mRNAs from other sources, the 3' noncoding sequence was specific for chick heart muscle. This property was used to detect chick heart-specific myosin light-chain gene activity in chick blastoderms of very early developmental stages where cells of different muscle origins cannot be distinguished morphologically. However, in spite of the tissue-specific divergence of the 3' noncoding sequence of myosin light-chain gene, which is present in a single copy in the chick genome, a surprising homology with DNA from such a diverse source like Dictyostelium discoideum was noted. The sequence homologous to chick myosin light-chain DNA was apparently present in a high repetition frequency in the Dictyostelium genome.

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