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Genetics, Vol 134, 1097-1104, Copyright © 1993
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Additional Sequence Complexity in the Muscle Gene, unc-22, and Its Encoded Protein, Twitchin, of Caenorhabditis elegans
G. M. Benian, S. W. L'Hernault and M. E. Morris
Department of Pathology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322
Null mutations of the Caenorhabditis elegans unc-22 gene cause a pronounced body surface twitch associated with impaired movement and disruption of muscle structure. Partial sequence analysis of unc-22 has previously revealed that its encoded polypeptide, named twitchin, consists of a single protein kinase domain and multiple copies of both an immunoglobulin-like domain and a fibronectin type III-like domain. This paper reports additional DNA sequence information that has revealed the transcription start of unc-22, the N terminus of twitchin, and an explanation for the weak phenotype of a transposon insertion allele. These new data indicate that the unc-22 gene is 18 kb larger than previously reported and has a transcription unit of 38,308 bp. These data add 791 amino acids to the twitchin N terminus for a complete polypeptide size of 6,839 amino acids and a predicted molecular weight of 753,494. This new polypeptide sequence includes four additional copies of the above-mentioned immunoglobulin-like domains and also includes a glycine-rich sequence that might form a flexible hinge. The additional coding sequence reveals that the insertion of the Tc1 transposon, in the unc-22 allele, st139, should disrupt twitchin structure because it is located in an exon. However, cDNA sequencing has revealed that several cryptic splice donors and acceptors adjacent to the Tc1 insertion site are used to splice the transposon out of unc-22(st139) mRNA. One of these splicing events produces a near wild-type mRNA that deletes only six amino acids from twitchin, and this might explain the unusually mild phenotype associated with this mutation.
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