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Munakata S, Hatori K. The excluded volume effect induced by poly(ethylene glycol) modulates the motility of actin filaments interacting with myosin. FEBS J 2013; 280:5875-83. [PMID: 24004408 DOI: 10.1111/febs.12513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2013] [Revised: 08/28/2013] [Accepted: 09/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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To examine the motility of actomyosin complexes in the presence of high concentrations of polymers, we investigated the effect of poly(ethylene glycol) on the sliding velocities of actin filaments and regulated thin filaments on myosin molecules in the presence of ATP. Increased concentrations and relative molecular masses of poly(ethylene glycol) decreased the sliding velocities of actin and regulated thin filaments. The decreased ratio of velocity in regulated thin filaments at - log[Ca(2+) ] of 4 was higher than that of actin filaments. Furthermore, in the absence of Ca(2+) , regulated thin filaments were moderately motile in the presence of poly(ethylene glycol). The excluded volume change (∆V), defined as the change in water volume surrounding actomyosin during the interactions, was estimated by determining the relationship between osmotic pressure exerted by poly(ethylene glycol) and the decreased ratio of the velocities in the presence and absence of poly(ethylene glycol). The ∆V increased up to 3.7 × 10(5) Å(3) as the Mr range of poly(ethylene glycol) was increased up to 20,000. Moreover, the ∆V for regulated thin filaments was approximately two-fold higher than that of actin filaments. This finding suggests that differences in the conformation of filaments according to whether troponin-tropomyosin complexes lie on actin filaments alter the ∆V during interactions of actomyosin complexes and influence motility.
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- Shinsuke Munakata
- Department of Bio-Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamagata University, Yonezawa, Japan
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Tanner BCW, Farman GP, Irving TC, Maughan DW, Palmer BM, Miller MS. Thick-to-thin filament surface distance modulates cross-bridge kinetics in Drosophila flight muscle. Biophys J 2013; 103:1275-84. [PMID: 22995500 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2012.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2012] [Revised: 07/31/2012] [Accepted: 08/06/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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The demembranated (skinned) muscle fiber preparation is widely used to investigate muscle contraction because the intracellular ionic conditions can be precisely controlled. However, plasma membrane removal results in a loss of osmotic regulation, causing abnormal hydration of the myofilament lattice and its proteins. We investigated the structural and functional consequences of varied myofilament lattice spacing and protein hydration on cross-bridge rates of force development and detachment in Drosophila melanogaster indirect flight muscle, using x-ray diffraction to compare the lattice spacing of dissected, osmotically compressed skinned fibers to native muscle fibers in living flies. Osmolytes of different sizes and exclusion properties (Dextran T-500 and T-10) were used to differentially alter lattice spacing and protein hydration. At in vivo lattice spacing, cross-bridge attachment time (t(on)) increased with higher osmotic pressures, consistent with a reduced cross-bridge detachment rate as myofilament protein hydration decreased. In contrast, in the swollen lattice, t(on) decreased with higher osmotic pressures. These divergent responses were reconciled using a structural model that predicts t(on) varies inversely with thick-to-thin filament surface distance, suggesting that cross-bridge rates of force development and detachment are modulated more by myofilament lattice geometry than protein hydration. Generalizing these findings, our results suggest that cross-bridge cycling rates slow as thick-to-thin filament surface distance decreases with sarcomere lengthening, and likewise, cross-bridge cycling rates increase during sarcomere shortening. Together, these structural changes may provide a mechanism for altering cross-bridge performance throughout a contraction-relaxation cycle.
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- Bertrand C W Tanner
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA
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Kumemoto R, Yusa K, Shibayama T, Hatori K. Trimethylamine N-oxide suppresses the activity of the actomyosin motor. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2012; 1820:1597-604. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2012.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2012] [Revised: 05/23/2012] [Accepted: 06/07/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Rassier DE. Pre-power stroke cross bridges contribute to force during stretch of skeletal muscle myofibrils. Proc Biol Sci 2008; 275:2577-86. [PMID: 18664437 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2008.0719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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When activated skeletal muscle is stretched, force increases in two phases. This study tested the hypothesis that the increase in stretch force during the first phase is produced by pre-power stroke cross bridges. Myofibrils were activated in sarcomere lengths (SLs) between 2.2 and 2.5 microm, and stretched by approximately 5-15 per cent SL. When stretch was performed at 1 microms-1SL-1, the transition between the two phases occurred at a critical stretch (SLc) of 8.4+/-0.85 nm half-sarcomere (hs)-1 and the force (critical force; Fc) was 1.62+/-0.24 times the isometric force (n=23). At stretches performed at a similar velocity (1 microms-1SL-1), 2,3-butanedione monoxime (BDM; 1 mM) that biases cross bridges into pre-power stroke states decreased the isometric force to 21.45+/-9.22 per cent, but increased the relative Fc to 2.35+/-0.34 times the isometric force and increased the SLc to 14.6+/-0.6 nm hs-1 (n=23), suggesting that pre-power stroke cross bridges are largely responsible for stretch forces.
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- Dilson E Rassier
- Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education (Faculty of Education), McGill University, 475 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Charge-directed targeting of antimicrobial protein-nanoparticle conjugates. Biotechnol Bioeng 2008; 100:403-12. [DOI: 10.1002/bit.21782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Kimura M, Takemori S. CH2-Units on (Poly-)ethylene Glycol Radially Dehydrate Cytoplasm of Resting Skinned Skeletal Muscle. J Biochem 2007; 143:841-7. [DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvn048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Xu S, Gu J, Belknap B, White H, Yu LC. Structural characterization of the binding of Myosin*ADP*Pi to actin in permeabilized rabbit psoas muscle. Biophys J 2006; 91:3370-82. [PMID: 16905611 PMCID: PMC1614505 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.086918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2006] [Accepted: 06/30/2006] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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When myosin is attached to actin in a muscle cell, various structures in the filaments are formed. The two strongly bound states (A*M*ADP and A*M) and the weakly bound A*M*ATP states are reasonably well understood. The orientation of the strongly bound myosin heads is uniform ("stereospecific" attachment), and the attached heads exhibit little spatial fluctuation. In the prehydrolysis weakly bound A*M*ATP state, the orientations of the attached myosin heads assume a wide range of azimuthal and axial angles, indicating considerable flexibility in the myosin head. The structure of the other weakly bound state, A*M*ADP*P(i), however, is poorly understood. This state is thought to be the critical pre-power-stroke state, poised to make the transition to the strongly binding, force-generating states, and hence it is of particular interest for understanding the mechanism of contraction. However, because of the low affinity between myosin and actin in the A*M*ADP*P(i) state, the structure of this state has eluded determination both in isolated form and in muscle cells. With the knowledge recently gained in the structures of the weakly binding M*ATP, M*ADP*P(i) states and the weakly attached A*M*ATP state in muscle fibers, it is now feasible to delineate the in vivo structure of the attached state of A*M*ADP*P(i). The series of experiments presented in this article were carried out under relaxing conditions at 25 degrees C, where approximately 95% of the myosin heads in the skinned rabbit psoas muscle contain the hydrolysis products. The affinity for actin is enhanced by adding polyethylene glycol (PEG) or by lowering the ionic strength in the bathing solution. Solution kinetics and binding constants were determined in the presence and in the absence of PEG. When the binding between actin and myosin was increased, both the myosin layer lines and the actin layer lines increased in intensity, but the intensity profiles did not change. The configuration (mode) of attachment in the A*M*ADP*P(i) state is thus unique among the intermediate attached states of the cross-bridge ATP hydrolysis cycle. One of the simplest explanations is that both myosin filaments and actin filaments are stabilized (e.g., undergo reduced spatial fluctuations) by the attachment. The alignment of the myosin heads in the thick filaments and the alignment of the actin monomers in the thin filaments are improved as a result. The compact atomic structure of M*ADP*P(i) with strongly coupled domains may contribute to the unique attachment configuration: the "primed" myosin heads may function as "transient struts" when attached to the thin filaments.
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- Sengen Xu
- National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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Naber N, Purcell TJ, Pate E, Cooke R. Dynamics of the nucleotide pocket of myosin measured by spin-labeled nucleotides. Biophys J 2006; 92:172-84. [PMID: 17028139 PMCID: PMC1697850 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.090035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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We have used electron paramagnetic probes attached to the ribose of ATP (SL-ATP) to monitor conformational changes in the nucleotide pocket of myosin. Spectra for analogs bound to myosin in the absence of actin showed a high degree of immobilization, indicating a closed nucleotide pocket. In the Actin.Myosin.SL-AMPPNP, Actin.Myosin.SL-ADP.BeF(3), and Actin.Myosin.SL-ADP.AlF(4) complexes, which mimic weakly binding states near the beginning of the power stroke, the nucleotide pocket remained closed. The spectra of the strongly bound Actin.Myosin.SL-ADP complex consisted of two components, one similar to the closed pocket and one with increased probe mobility, indicating a more open pocket, The temperature dependence of the spectra showed that the two conformations of the nucleotide pocket were in equilibrium, with the open conformation more favorable at higher temperatures. These results, which show that opening of the pocket occurs only in the strongly bound states, appear reasonable, as this would tend to keep ADP bound until the end of the power stroke. This conclusion also suggests that force is initially generated by a myosin with a closed nucleotide pocket.
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- Nariman Naber
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, California 94158, USA.
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Chinn M, Getz EB, Cooke R, Lehman SL. Force enhancement by PEG during ramp stretches of skeletal muscle. J Muscle Res Cell Motil 2004; 24:571-8. [PMID: 14870972 DOI: 10.1023/b:jure.0000009846.05582.89] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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We have investigated the effects of a stronger actomyosin bond on force (Ps) during rapid stretch of active permeabilized rabbit psoas muscle fibers as a function of temperature from 5 to 30 degrees C. The strength of the actomyosin bond is enhanced by addition of polyethylene glycol (PEG), especially in pre-powerstroke states [Chinn et al. (2000) Biophys J 49: 437-451]. We have hypothesized that such states produce much of the force when activated muscles are stretched [Getz et al. (1998) Biophys J 75: 2971-2983]. Addition of PEG to activated fibers produced a small increase in isometric tension, Po (50-90 kN/m2), which was approximately independent of temperature. In contrast PEG produced a dramatic increase in Ps at low temperatures (200-300 kN/m2), but a modest increase at higher temperatures (70-90 kN/m2). We also measured Ps and Po in solutions containing the phosphate analog aluminum fluoride (AlF4) with and without PEG. In the absence of PEG, AlF4 reduced Po much more than Ps. Addition of PEG did not enhance Po, but enhanced Ps significantly. The contrasting effects of PEG on Ps and Po, and the effect of temperature can be explained by a model in which stretch force is produced by pre-powerstroke cross-bridges whose maximum distension is increased by PEG, and isometric force is produced by strongly bound cross-bridges whose bond strength is also enhanced by PEG, but to a lesser extent.
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- Marc Chinn
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
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Karatzaferi C, Chinn MK, Cooke R. The force exerted by a muscle cross-bridge depends directly on the strength of the actomyosin bond. Biophys J 2004; 87:2532-44. [PMID: 15454448 PMCID: PMC1304672 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.039909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2004] [Accepted: 06/03/2004] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Myosin produces force in a cyclic interaction, which involves alternate tight binding to actin and to ATP. We have investigated the energetics associated with force production by measuring the force generated by skinned muscle fibers as the strength of the actomyosin bond is changed. We varied the strength of the actomyosin bond by addition of a polymer that promotes protein-protein association or by changing temperature or ionic strength. We estimated the free energy available to generate force by measuring isometric tension, as the free energy of the states that precede the working stroke are lowered with increasing phosphate. We found that the free energy available to generate force and the force per attached cross-bridge at low [Pi] were both proportional to the free energy available from the formation of the actomyosin bond. We conclude that the formation of the actomyosin bond is involved in providing the free energy driving the production of isometric tension and mechanical work. Because the binding of myosin to actin is an endothermic, entropically driven reaction, work must be performed by a "thermal ratchet" in which a thermal fluctuation in Brownian motion is captured by formation of the actomyosin bond.
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- Christina Karatzaferi
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, California 94193-2240, USA
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Tesi C, Colomo F, Piroddi N, Poggesi C. Characterization of the cross-bridge force-generating step using inorganic phosphate and BDM in myofibrils from rabbit skeletal muscles. J Physiol 2002; 541:187-99. [PMID: 12015429 PMCID: PMC2315793 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2001.013418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The inhibitory effects of inorganic phosphate (P(i)) on isometric force in striated muscle suggest that in the ATPase reaction P(i) release is coupled to force generation. Whether P(i) release and the power stroke are synchronous events or force is generated by an isomerization of the quaternary complex of actomyosin and ATPase products (AM.ADP.P(i)) prior to the following release of P(i) is still controversial. Examination of the dependence of isometric force on [P(i)] in rabbit fast (psoas; 5-15 degrees C) and slow (soleus; 15-20 degrees C) myofibrils was used to test the two-step hypothesis of force generation and P(i) release. Hyperbolic fits of force-[P(i)] relations obtained in fast and slow myofibrils at 15 degrees C produced an apparent asymptote as [P(i)]-->infinity of 0.07 and 0.44 maximal isometric force (i.e. force in the absence of P(i)) in psoas and soleus myofibrils, respectively, with an apparent K(d) of 4.3 mM in both. In each muscle type, the force-[P(i)] relation was independent of temperature. However, 2,3-butanedione 2-monoxime (BDM) decreased the apparent asymptote of force in both muscle types, as expected from its inhibition of the force-generating isomerization. These data lend strong support to models of cross-bridge action in which force is produced by an isomerization of the AM.ADP.P(i) complex immediately preceding the P(i) release step.
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- C Tesi
- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiologiche, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Viale GB, Morgagni 63, I-50134 Firenze, Italy.
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Mariano AC, Alexandre GM, Silva LC, Romeiro A, Cameron LC, Chen Y, Chase PB, Sorenson MM. Dimethyl sulphoxide enhances the effects of P(i) in myofibrils and inhibits the activity of rabbit skeletal muscle contractile proteins. Biochem J 2001; 358:627-36. [PMID: 11535124 PMCID: PMC1222097 DOI: 10.1042/0264-6021:3580627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In the catalytic cycle of skeletal muscle, myosin alternates between strongly and weakly bound cross-bridges, with the latter contributing little to sustained tension. Here we describe the action of DMSO, an organic solvent that appears to increase the population of weakly bound cross-bridges that accumulate after the binding of ATP, but before P(i) release. DMSO (5-30%, v/v) reversibly inhibits tension and ATP hydrolysis in vertebrate skeletal muscle myofibrils, and decreases the speed of unregulated F-actin in an in vitro motility assay with heavy meromyosin. In solution, controls for enzyme activity and intrinsic tryptophan fluorescence of myosin subfragment 1 (S1) in the presence of different cations indicate that structural changes attributable to DMSO are small and reversible, and do not involve unfolding. Since DMSO depresses S1 and acto-S1 MgATPase activities in the same proportions, without altering acto-S1 affinity, the principal DMSO target apparently lies within the catalytic cycle rather than with actin-myosin binding. Inhibition by DMSO in myofibrils is the same in the presence or the absence of Ca(2+) and regulatory proteins, in contrast with the effects of ethylene glycol, and the Ca(2+) sensitivity of isometric tension is slightly decreased by DMSO. The apparent affinity for P(i) is enhanced markedly by DMSO (and to a lesser extent by ethylene glycol) in skinned fibres, suggesting that DMSO stabilizes cross-bridges that have ADP.P(i) or ATP bound to them.
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- A C Mariano
- Departamento de Bioquímica Médica, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-590 RJ, Brazil
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