Developmental MHC and slow MHC isoforms
H
uman genome contains at least10 genesfor M
HC
butonly7 so far identified in mature fibres
(more actually expressed?).
Tw
o isoforms predominate during development:
MHCemb& MHCneo
I
n some muscles t
w
o additional slo
w
M
HC
found: a
tonic
and an
alpha cardiac
(M
HCI
ton & M
HC
E
card)
±
MHCIton
present in mature extrafusal extraocular muscles &developing intrafusal fibres ±
MHCcard
found in extrafusal fibres of mature extraocular andmasticary muscles and in intrafusal fibres.
S
pindle-specific M
HC
found in intrafusal fibres (
MHCif
)