Journal article
Expression of Deletion-Containing Dystrophins in mdx Muscle: Implications for Gene Therapy and Dystrophin Function
Pediatric research, Vol.37(6), pp.693-700
06/1995
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199506000-00004
PMID: 7651751
Abstract
The expression of full-length dystrophin and various dystrophin deletion mutants was monitored in mdx mouse muscle after intramuscular injection of dystrophin-encoding plasmid DNAs. Recombinant dystrophin proteins, including those lacking either the amino terminus, carboxyl terminus, or most of the central rod domain, showed localization to the plasma membrane. This suggests that there are multiple attachment sites for dystrophin to the plasma membrane. Only those constructs containing the carboxyl terminus were able to stabilize dystrophin-associated proteins (DAP) at the membrane, consistent with other studies that suggest that this domain is critical to DAP binding. Colocalization with DAP was not necessary for membrane localization of the various dystrophin molecules. However, stabilization and co-localization of the DAP did seem to be a prerequisite for expression and/or stabilization of mutant dystrophins beyond 1 wk and these same criteria seemed important for mitigating the histopathological consequences of dystrophin deficiency.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Expression of Deletion-Containing Dystrophins in mdx Muscle: Implications for Gene Therapy and Dystrophin Function
- Creators
- Jeffery D FritzIstvan DankoSteven L RoberdsKevin P CampbellJeffrey S LatendresseJon A Wolff
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Pediatric research, Vol.37(6), pp.693-700
- DOI
- 10.1203/00006450-199506000-00004
- PMID
- 7651751
- ISSN
- 0031-3998
- eISSN
- 1530-0447
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/1995
- Academic Unit
- Neurology; Molecular Physiology and Biophysics; Iowa Neuroscience Institute
- Record Identifier
- 9984020878802771
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