A New Protein of Human Atrium

M. A. Kovalyova^1*, L. I. Kovalyov¹, S. S. Shishkin¹, T. A. Egorov², and A. K. Musalyamov²

¹Center for Medical Genetics, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, ul. Moskvorech'e 1, Moscow, 115478 Russia; fax: (7-095) 324-0702

²Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Vavilova 32, Moscow, 117984 Russia; fax: (7-095) 135-1405; E-mail: egorov@imb.ac.ru

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed.

Received December 23, 1998

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The partial amino acid sequence (23 amino acid residues) of a protein isolated from human atrium has been determined. The sequence homology shows that this protein belongs to the myosin 1 light chain family (an atrium-specific isoform).

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KEY WORDS: amino acid sequence, myosin light chains, atrium, human

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