Amino acid sequence of rabbit skeletal muscle myosin light chain kinase

Biochemistry. 1986 Dec 2;25(24):8049-57. doi: 10.1021/bi00372a038.

Abstract

The amino acid sequence of the amino-terminal, 235-residue segment of rabbit skeletal muscle myosin light chain kinase has been determined. Together with the carboxyl-terminal segment previously described [Takio, K., Blumenthal, D. K., Edelman, A. M., Walsh, K. A., Krebs, E. G., & Titani, K. (1985) Biochemistry 24, 6028], the present work completes the 603-residue sequence of this protein. The amino-terminal segment that has been analyzed herein corresponds to a domain reported to be of highly asymmetrical shape and as yet unknown function. Secondary structure calculations failed to provide any evidence of alpha-helix or beta-structures, but polyproline II like helical structure is possible. Sequence analysis indicates the presence of approximately equal quantities of two isoforms differing in a single amino acid replacement. Unexpected difficulties were encountered in the present sequence analysis due to the presence of acid-labile Asp-Pro bonds and to five separable variants of a blocked 21-residue amino-terminal peptide, arising from rearrangement at an Asn-Gly bond.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Muscles / enzymology*
  • Myosin-Light-Chain Kinase* / isolation & purification
  • Peptide Fragments / analysis
  • Peptide Hydrolases
  • Rabbits

Substances

  • Peptide Fragments
  • Myosin-Light-Chain Kinase
  • Peptide Hydrolases