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Gene Synthesis> | Zasp66-RB was synthesized by GenScript (New Jersey, USA), and cloned into pRSETA (Life Technologies, Ontario, Canada); GST-Zasp52Alp (amino acids 1–357 containing the PDZ domain, the Zasp-like motif and the LIM1 domain) was cloned from EST LP01550 into pGEX-5X-1 (GE Healthcare, Ontario, Canada), then overexpressed and purified by standard procedures. | Get A Quote |
The Drosophila Alp/Enigma family protein Zasp52 localizes to myotendinous junctions and Z-discs. It is required for terminal muscle differentiation and muscle attachment. Its vertebrate ortholog ZASP/Cypher also localizes to Z-discs, interacts with α-actinin through its PDZ domain, and is involved in Z-disc maintenance. Human mutations in ZASP cause myopathies and cardiomyopathies. Here we show that Drosophila Zasp52 is one of the earliest markers of Z-disc assembly, and we use a Zasp52-GFP fusion to document myofibril assembly by live imaging. We demonstrate that Zasp52 is required for adult Z-disc stability and pupal myofibril assembly. In addition, we show that two closely related proteins, Zasp66 and the n... More