Genomic organization of M line titin and its tissue-specific expression in two distinct isoforms

Journal of Molecular Biology
B KolmererS Labeit

Abstract

Titin is a 3000 kDa large protein of vertebrate striated muscle which extends from Z discs to M lines. Within the segment of titin that locates in the I band, tissue-specific isoforms are expressed by differential splicing in correlation to the sarcomeric ultrastructure. We have now searched the M-line region of titin for differential expression. The 20 kb section from the 3' end of the gene has been sequenced and contains 23 exons. Exon/intron organization is correlated to the modular organization of the titin protein. The six exons at the 3' end of the gene encode the M-line section of titin and are referred to as Mex1 to Mex6. Analysis of the RNAs expressed in different rabbit striated muscles reveals that the exon Mex5 is either included or excluded in the titin mRNA during splicing. The levels of inclusion of Mex5 vary between different types of striated muscles. Heart expresses (Mex5+)-titin, skeletal muscles co-express tissue-specifically distinct ratios of (Mex5+) and (Mex5-)-titins. In situ hybridization of whole-mount mouse embryos with Mex5 antisense RNA provide no evidence for the exclusion of Mex5 during embryonic development. We speculate that the establishment of differential splicing pathways of M-line titin lat...Continue Reading

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