Localization of calpain 3 in human skeletal muscle and its alteration in limb-girdle muscular dystrophy 2A muscle.

Calpain 3/p94, the skeletal muscle-specific isoform of the calpain large subunit family, is a protein product of the gene responsible for limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A (LGMD2A). Through yeast two-hybrid experiments, calpain 3 has been shown to bind to titin in myofibrils [Sorimachi et al. (1995) J. Biol. Chem. 270, 31158-31162]. However, because of extensive autolysis activity, calpain 3 localization in skeletal muscle has been undefined. In this study, we generated a polyclonal antibody against an N-terminal 98-amino-acid calpain 3 fragment, which is not homologous to the corresponding regions of other conventional calpains. This antibody stained myofibrils with a unique repeated doublet-pattern. Confocal microscopic observation with marker antibodies confirmed that calpain 3 is localized in the N2 region of myofibrils. Furthermore, using this antibody, we examined the localization of calpain 3 in LGMD2A muscles.

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