Abstract
An oligopeptide was synthesized based on translation of the nucleotide sequence of the putative exon region of clone pERT87-25 from the gene for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Immunization of rabbits with this oligopeptide induced the formation of antibodies directed against a protein present in human, rat, and rabbit skeletal muscle. This protein, which is missing in the skeletal muscle of two patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, has a molecular mass of ~320-420 kDa and is clearly different from the putative Duchenne muscular dystrophy-related protein nebulin. The data suggest that this 320- to 420-kDa protein is produced by the Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4491-4495 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1988 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
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Kao, L., Krstenansky, J., Mendell, J., Rammohan, K. W., & Gruenstein, E. (1988). Immunological identification of a high molecular weight protein as a candidate for the product of the Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 85(12), 4491-4495. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.85.12.4491