Blebbistatin Effects Expose Hidden Secrets in the Force-Generating Cycle of Actin and Myosin

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Cyclic interactions between myosin II motors and actin filaments driven by ATP turnover underlie muscle contraction and have key roles in the motility of nonmuscle cells. A remaining enigma in the understanding of this interaction is the relationship between the force-generating structural change and the release of the ATP-hydrolysis product, inorganic phosphate (Pi), from the active site of myosin. Here, we use the small molecular compound blebbistatin to probe otherwise hidden states and transitions in this process. Different hypotheses for the Pi release mechanism are tested by interpreting experimental results from in vitro motility assays and isolated muscle fibers in terms of mechanokinetic actomyosin models. The data fit with ideas that actomyosin force generation is preceded by Pi release, which in turn is preceded by two serial transitions after/coincident with cross-bridge attachment. Blebbistatin changes the rate limitation of the cycle from the first to the second of these transitions, uncovering functional roles of an otherwise short-lived pre-power stroke state that has been implicated by structural data.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:115

Enthalten in:

Biophysical journal - 115(2018), 2 vom: 17. Juli, Seite 386-397

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rahman, Mohammad A [VerfasserIn]
Ušaj, Marko [VerfasserIn]
Rassier, Dilson E [VerfasserIn]
Månsson, Alf [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

20WC4J7CQ6
Actins
Blebbistatin
EC 3.6.4.1
Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings
Journal Article
Myosins
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 02.09.2019

Date Revised 09.01.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.bpj.2018.05.037

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM286617102