Phosphorylation and Immunological Cross-reactivity of Paramyosin: a Comparative Study
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-1. Paramyosins isolated from nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, clam Meretrix meretrix and Mercenaria mercenaria, scallop Patinopecten yessoensis, abalone Notohaliotis discus, lobster Homarus vulgaris and sea cucumber Holothuria leucospilata were examined for phosphorylation rate and immunological reactivity against anti-Meretrix ~t-paramyosin antiserum. 2. A high phosphorylation was only observed with the ~t-forms of bivalve paramyosins from Meretrix, Mercenaria and Patinopecten. 3. The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay data also revealed that phosphorylatable paramyosins of catch muscle differed in structure from those of non-catch muscle.
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