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Comparative Study
. 1993 Sep 30;195(3):1280-8.
doi: 10.1006/bbrc.1993.2182.

A new myosin I gene in Drosophila

C M Cheney  1 , N G Kravit, J W Verbsky
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Comparative Study

A new myosin I gene in Drosophila

C M Cheney et al. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. .

Abstract

We have identified and cloned a new myosin-I cDNA, myosin 61F, from Drosophila melanogaster. The sequence of myosin 61F cDNA shows high similarity to vertebrate myosin-I sequences. Myosin 61F is most similar to bovine myosin Ib, showing 78% similarity and 63% identity. Myosin 61F is a single copy gene which maps to polytene region 61F, a genomic region with several potential myosin mutations. The identification of a myosin-I gene in Drosophila will allow genetic analysis of myosin-I function in a metazoan organism.

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