PCR-dependent amplification and sequence characterization of partial cDNAs encoding myosin-like proteins in Anemia phyllitidis (L.) Sw. and Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.

Partial cDNAs encoding for myosin-like proteins from Anemia phyllitidis and Arabidopsis thaliana have been isolated using PCR technology. The deduced amino acid sequences show an average similarity up to 62% with known myosin heavy chain genes. From northern blot analysis we were able to estimate that transcripts of ca. 6.1 kb size are expressed in A. phyllitidis.