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. 1990 Apr;10(4):1818–1821. doi: 10.1128/mcb.10.4.1818

Correction of the N-terminal sequences of the human plastin isoforms by using anchored polymerase chain reaction: identification of a potential calcium-binding domain.

C S Lin 1, R H Aebersold 1, J Leavitt 1
PMCID: PMC362293  PMID: 2378651

Abstract

Plastins are a family of at least three cytoplasmic protein isoforms that are expressed differentially between cells of the hematopoietic lineages and cells of solid tissues. Expression of the L-plastin isoform appears to be restricted to replicating blood cells, and the two T-plastin isoforms appear to be restricted to replicating cells of solid tissues. However, L-plastin is induced in many human solid tumor-derived cells. We used the anchored polymerase chain reaction technique to amplify and clone the missing 5' ends of plastin mRNAs. We found that both plastin isoforms contain a potential calcium binding site near the N terminus.

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