Characterisation and tissue-specific expression of the two keratin subfamilies of intermediate filament proteins in the cephalochordate Branchiostoma
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Characterisation and tissue-specific expression of the two keratin subfamilies of intermediate filament proteins in the cephalochordate Branchiostoma
Abstract
The cloning of three intermediate filament proteins expressed at the gastrula stage (kl, Y1, X1) extends the size of the IF multigene family of Branchiostoma to at least 13 members. This is one of the largest protein families established for the lancelet. Sequence comparisons indicate five keratin orthologs, three of type I (E1, k1, Y1) and two of type II (E2, D1). This assignment is confirmed by the obligatory heteropolymeric polymerisation behaviour of the recombinant proteins. In line with the hetero-coiled-coil principle IF are formed by any stoichiometric mixture of type I and II keratin orthologs. In spite of the strong sequence drift chimeric IF are formed between K8, a human keratin II, and two of the lancelet type I keratins. We discuss whether the remaining 8 IF proteins reflect three additional and potentially cephalochordate-specific subfamilies. The tissue-specific expression patterns of the 5 keratins and some other IF proteins were analysed by immunofluorescence in the adult. Keratins are primarily present in ectodermally derived tissues. Developmental control of the expression of some IF proteins is observed, but three keratins (k1, Y1, D1) and an additional IF protein (X1) detected at the gastrula stage are expressed throughout the life cycle.
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