Myosin Rod Hypophosphorylation and CB Kinetics in Papillary Muscles from a TnC-A8V KI Mouse Model

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The cardiac troponin C (TnC)-A8V mutation is associated with hypertrophic and restrictive cardiomyopathy (HCM and RCM) in human and mice. The residue affected lies in the N-helix, a region known to affect Ca2+-binding affinity to the N-terminal domain. Here we report on the functional effects of this mutation in skinned papillary muscle fibers from homozygous knock-in TnC-A8V mice. Muscle fibers from left ventricle were activated at 25°C under the ionic conditions of working cardiomyocytes. The pCa-tension relationship showed a 3× increase in Ca2+-sensitivity and a decrease (0.8×) in cooperativity (nH) in mutant fibers. The elementary steps of the cross-bridge (CB) cycle were investigated by sinusoidal analysis. The ATP study revealed that there is no significant change in the affinity of ATP (K1) for the myosin head. In TnC-A8V mutant fibers, the CB detachment rate (k2) and its equilibrium constant (K2) increased (1.5×). The phosphate study revealed that rate constant of the force-generation step (k4) decreased (0.5×), reversal step (k-4) increased (2×), and the phosphate-release step (1/K5) increased (2×). Pro-Q Diamond staining of the skinned fibers samples revealed no significant changes in total phosphorylation of multiple sarcomeric proteins. Further investigation using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry revealed hypophosphorylation of the rod domain of myosin heavy chain in TnC-A8V mutant fibers compared to wild-type. Immunoblotting confirmed the results observed in the mass spectrometry analysis. The results suggest perturbed CB kinetics-possibly caused by changes in the α-myosin heavy chain phosphorylation profile-as a novel mechanism, to our knowledge, by which a mutation in TnC can have rippling effects in the myofilament and contribute to the pathogenesis of HCM/RCM.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

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2017

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:112

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Biophysical journal - 112(2017), 8 vom: 25. Apr., Seite 1726-1736

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kawai, Masataka [VerfasserIn]
Johnston, Jamie R [VerfasserIn]
Karam, Tarek [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Li [VerfasserIn]
Singh, Rakesh K [VerfasserIn]
Pinto, Jose R [VerfasserIn]

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8L70Q75FXE
Adenosine Triphosphate
Calcium
Cations, Divalent
EC 3.6.4.1
Journal Article
Myh6 protein, mouse
Myosin Heavy Chains
Myosin Subfragments
SY7Q814VUP
Troponin C

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Date Completed 07.08.2017

Date Revised 13.11.2018

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.bpj.2017.02.045

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NLM271319232