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. 1997 Jun;123(6):331–336. doi: 10.1007/BF01438309

Transformation-related expression of a low-molecular-mass tropomyosin isoform TM5/TM30nm in transformed rat fibroblastic cell lines

Kenji Miyado 1, Masahiro Sato 1, Shun'ichiro Taniguchi 2,✉
PMCID: PMC12201513  PMID: 9222299

Abstract

We cloned a full-length rat TM5/TM30nm cDNA. Using this cDNA as a probe, we demonstrated that expression of TMT/TM30nm mRNA was higher in the tumorigenic rat fibroblastic cell lines SR-3Y1-2 and fos-SR-3Y1-202 than in the normal cell line 3Y1. High expression of TM5/TM30nm protein in SR-3Y1-2 and fos-SR-3Y1-202 cells was also detected by Western blot analysis using anti-TM5/TM30nm antiserum. In addition, the cellular localization of this protein differed between 3Y1 cells and tumorigenic ones. These findings suggest that TM5/TM30nm is involved in malignant transformation of rat fibroblastic cells.

Key Words: Tropomyosin, TM5/TM30nm, Isoform, Transformation

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