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Hantz ER, Tikunova SB, Belevych N, Davis JP, Reiser PJ, Lindert S. Targeting Troponin C with Small Molecules Containing Diphenyl Moieties: Calcium Sensitivity Effects on Striated Muscles and Structure-Activity Relationship. J Chem Inf Model 2023; 63:3462-3473. [PMID: 37204863 PMCID: PMC10496875 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.3c00196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Despite large investments from academia and industry, heart failure, which results from a disruption of the contractile apparatus, remains a leading cause of death. Cardiac muscle contraction is a calcium-dependent mechanism, which is regulated by the troponin protein complex (cTn) and specifically by the N-terminal domain of its calcium-binding subunit (cNTnC). There is an increasing need for the development of small molecules that increase calcium sensitivity without altering the systolic calcium concentration, thereby strengthening the cardiac function. Here, we examined the effect of our previously identified calcium-sensitizing small molecule, ChemBridge compound 7930079, in the context of several homologous muscle systems. The effect of this molecule on force generation in isolated cardiac trabeculae and slow skeletal muscle fibers was measured. Furthermore, we explored the use of Gaussian accelerated molecular dynamics in sampling highly predictive receptor conformations based on NMR-derived starting structures. Additionally, we took a rational computational approach for lead optimization based on lipophilic diphenyl moieties. This integrated structural-biochemical-physiological approach led to the identification of three novel low-affinity binders, which had similar binding affinities to the known positive inotrope trifluoperazine. The most potent identified calcium sensitizer was compound 16 with an apparent affinity of 117 ± 17 μM.
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- Eric R. Hantz
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210
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- Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute and Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210
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- Division of Biosciences, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute and Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210
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- Division of Biosciences, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210
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Hantz ER, Tikunova SB, Belevych N, Davis JP, Reiser PJ, Lindert S. Targeting Troponin C with Small Molecules Containing Diphenyl Moieties: Calcium Sensitivity Effects on Striated Muscle and Structure Activity Relationship. bioRxiv 2023:2023.02.06.527323. [PMID: 36798160 PMCID: PMC9934531 DOI: 10.1101/2023.02.06.527323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Despite large investments from academia and industry, heart failure, which results from a disruption of the contractile apparatus, remains a leading cause of death. Cardiac muscle contraction is a calcium-dependent mechanism, which is regulated by the troponin protein complex (cTn) and specifically by the N-terminal domain of its calcium binding subunit (cNTnC). There is an increasing need for the development of small molecules that increase calcium sensitivity without altering systolic calcium concentration, thereby strengthening cardiac function. Here, we examined the effect of our previously identified calcium sensitizing small molecule, ChemBridge compound 7930079, in the context of several homologous muscle systems. The effect of this molecule on force generation in isolated cardiac trabeculae and slow skeletal muscle fibers was measured. Furthermore, we explored the use of Gaussian accelerated molecular dynamics in sampling highly predictive receptor conformations based on NMR derived starting structures. Additionally, we took a rational computational approach for lead optimization based on lipophilic diphenyl moieties. This led to the identification of three novel low affinity binders, which had similar binding affinities to known positive inotrope trifluoperazine. The most potent identified calcium sensitizer was compound 16 with an apparent affinity of 117 ± 17 μM .
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- Eric R. Hantz
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210
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- Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute and Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210
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- Division of Biosciences, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute and Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210
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- Division of Biosciences, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210,Correspondence to: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ohio State University, 2114 Newman & Wolfrom Laboratory, 100 W. 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, 614-292-8284 (office), 614-292-1685 (fax),
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Taylor AB, Holmes MA. Fiber-type phenotype of the jaw-closing muscles in Gorilla gorilla, Pan troglodytes, and Pan paniscus: A test of the Frequent Recruitment Hypothesis. J Hum Evol 2021; 151:102938. [PMID: 33493971 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2020.102938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Revised: 12/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Skeletal muscle fiber types are important determinants of the contractile properties of muscle fibers, such as fatigue resistance and shortening velocity. Yet little is known about how jaw-adductor fiber types correlate with feeding behavior in primates. Compared with chimpanzees and bonobos, gorillas spend a greater percentage of their daily time feeding and shift to herbaceous vegetation when fruits are scarce. We thus used the African apes to test the hypothesis that chewing with unusually high frequency is correlated with the expression in the jaw adductors of a high proportion of type 1 (slow, fatigue-resistant) fibers at the expense of other fiber types (the Frequent Recruitment Hypothesis). We used immunohistochemistry to determine the presence and distribution of the four major myosin heavy chain (MHC) isoforms in the anterior superficial masseter (ASM), superficial anterior temporalis, and deep anterior temporalis of four Gorilla gorilla, two Pan paniscus, and four Pan troglodytes. Serial sections were stained against slow (MHC-1/-α-cardiac) and fast (MHC-2/-M) fibers. Fibers were counted and scored for staining intensity, and fiber cross-sectional areas (CSAs) were measured and used to estimate percentage of CSA of each MHC isoform. Hybrid fibers accounted for nearly 100% of fiber types in the masseter and temporalis of all three species, resulting in three main hybrid phenotypes. As predicted, the gorilla ASM and deep anterior temporalis comprised a greater percentage of CSA of the slower, fatigue-resistant hybrid fiber type, significantly so for the ASM (p = 0.015). Finally, the results suggest that fiber phenotype of the chewing muscles contributes to behavioral flexibility in ways that would go undetected in paleontological studies relying solely on morphology of the bony masticatory apparatus.
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Lungova V, Thibeault SL. Mechanisms of larynx and vocal fold development and pathogenesis. Cell Mol Life Sci 2020; 77:3781-3795. [PMID: 32253462 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-020-03506-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2019] [Revised: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The larynx and vocal folds sit at the crossroad between digestive and respiratory tracts and fulfill multiple functions related to breathing, protection and phonation. They develop at the head and trunk interface through a sequence of morphogenetic events that require precise temporo-spatial coordination. We are beginning to understand some of the molecular and cellular mechanisms that underlie critical processes such as specification of the laryngeal field, epithelial lamina formation and recanalization as well as the development and differentiation of mesenchymal cell populations. Nevertheless, many gaps remain in our knowledge, the filling of which is essential for understanding congenital laryngeal disorders and the evaluation and treatment approaches in human patients. This review highlights recent advances in our understanding of the laryngeal embryogenesis. Proposed genes and signaling pathways that are critical for the laryngeal development have a potential to be harnessed in the field of regenerative medicine.
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- Vlasta Lungova
- Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin Madison, 5103 WIMR, 1111 Highland Ave, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin Madison, 5103 WIMR, 1111 Highland Ave, Madison, WI, 53705, USA.
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Reiser PJ. Current understanding of conventional and novel co-expression patterns of mammalian sarcomeric myosin heavy chains and light chains. Arch Biochem Biophys 2018; 662:129-133. [PMID: 30528779 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2018.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2018] [Revised: 10/31/2018] [Accepted: 12/04/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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A central tenet of muscle physiology that has accrued from several decades of intense investigations is that myosin, and the vast set of isoforms that constitute its six subunits, is a major regulator of contractile properties of smooth, cardiac and skeletal muscle. Two frequent questions are (1) how many myosin heavy chain (MyHC) isoforms and myosin light chain (MLC) isoforms are expressed in mammalian striated muscles and (2) which isoforms of MyHC and MLC are expressed, at the protein level, with each other - that is, what patterns of co-expression exist in single striated muscle fibers? The answer to the former question is straightforward: eleven MyHC isoforms and nine MLC isoforms, are expressed in a developmentally-regulated and muscle-specific manner. The answer to the latter question, on the other hand, is not clear-cut. The observed number of MyHC and MLC isoform combinations among single fibers is far less than the total number of potential permutations, indicating strict regulation of expression in individual muscle cells. This article provides a review of the current and still evolving understanding of the complexity of muscle fiber types defined on the basis of expression patterns of MyHC and MLC isoforms that constitute an intact functioning molecule.
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- Peter J Reiser
- Division of Biosciences, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, 305 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA.
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Young BA, Dumais J, John N, Lyons B, Macduff A, Most M, Reiser NA, Reiser PJ. Functional Segregation within the Muscles of Aquatic Propulsion in the Asiatic Water Monitor (Varanus salvator). Front Physiol 2016; 7:380. [PMID: 27660612 PMCID: PMC5014869 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2016.00380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2016] [Accepted: 08/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Water monitor lizards (Varanus salvator) swim using sinusoidal oscillations generated at the base of their long (50% of total body length) tail. In an effort to determine which level of the structural/organizational hierarchy of muscle is associated with functional segregation between the muscles of the tail base, an array of muscle features-myosin heavy chain profiles, enzymatic fiber types, twitch and tetanic force production, rates of fatigue, muscle compliance, and electrical activity patterns-were quantitated. The two examined axial muscles, longissimus, and iliocaudalis, were generally similar at the molecular, biochemical, and physiological levels, but differed at the biomechanics level and in their activation pattern. The appendicular muscle examined, caudofemoralis, differed from the axial muscles particularly at the molecular and physiological levels, and it exhibited a unique compliance profile and pattern of electrical activation. There were some apparent contradictions between the different structural/organizational levels examined. These contradictions, coupled with a unique myosin heavy chain profile, lead to the hypothesis that there are previously un-described molecular/biochemical specializations within varanid skeletal muscles.
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- Bruce A. Young
- Department of Anatomy, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, A.T. Still University of Health SciencesKirksville, MO, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, University of Massachusetts LowellLowell, MA, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, University of Massachusetts LowellLowell, MA, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, University of Massachusetts LowellLowell, MA, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, University of Massachusetts LowellLowell, MA, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, University of Massachusetts LowellLowell, MA, USA
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- Department of Biosciences, College of Dentistry, Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Biosciences, College of Dentistry, Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH, USA
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Brundage EA, Biesiadecki BJ, Reiser PJ. Nucleotide and protein sequences for dog masticatory tropomyosin identify a novel Tpm4 gene product. J Muscle Res Cell Motil 2015; 36:339-347. [PMID: 26400443 DOI: 10.1007/s10974-015-9425-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2015] [Accepted: 09/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Jaw-closing muscles of several vertebrate species, including members of Carnivora, express a unique, "masticatory", isoform of myosin heavy chain, along with isoforms of other myofibrillar proteins that are not expressed in most other muscles. It is generally believed that the complement of myofibrillar isoforms in these muscles serves high force generation for capturing live prey, breaking down tough plant material and defensive biting. A unique isoform of tropomyosin (Tpm) was reported to be expressed in cat jaw-closing muscle, based upon two-dimensional gel mobility, peptide mapping, and immunohistochemistry. The objective of this study was to obtain protein and gene sequence information for this unique Tpm isoform. Samples of masseter (a jaw-closing muscle), tibialis (predominantly fast-twitch fibers), and the deep lateral gastrocnemius (predominantly slow-twitch fibers) were obtained from adult dogs. Expressed Tpm isoforms were cloned and sequencing yielded cDNAs that were identical to genomic predicted striated muscle Tpm1.1St(a,b,b,a) (historically referred to as αTpm), Tpm2.2St(a,b,b,a) (βTpm) and Tpm3.12St(a,b,b,a) (γTpm) isoforms (nomenclature reflects predominant tissue expression ("St"-striated muscle) and exon splicing pattern), as well as a novel 284 amino acid isoform observed in jaw-closing muscle that is identical to a genomic predicted product of the Tpm4 gene (δTpm) family. The novel isoform is designated as Tpm4.3St(a,b,b,a). The myofibrillar Tpm isoform expressed in dog masseter exhibits a unique electrophoretic mobility on gels containing 6 M urea, compared to other skeletal Tpm isoforms. To validate that the cloned Tpm4.3 isoform is the Tpm expressed in dog masseter, E. coli-expressed Tpm4.3 was electrophoresed in the presence of urea. Results demonstrate that Tpm4.3 has identical electrophoretic mobility to the unique dog masseter Tpm isoform and is of different mobility from that of muscle Tpm1.1, Tpm2.2 and Tpm3.12 isoforms. We conclude that the unique Tpm isoform in dog masseter is a product of the Tpm4 gene and that the 284 amino acid protein product of this gene represents a novel myofibrillar Tpm isoform never before observed to be expressed in striated muscle.
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- Elizabeth A Brundage
- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Biosciences, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, 305 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Bicer S, Reiser PJ. Complex tropomyosin and troponin T isoform expression patterns in orbital and global fibers of adult dog and rat extraocular muscles. J Muscle Res Cell Motil 2013; 34:211-31. [PMID: 23700265 DOI: 10.1007/s10974-013-9346-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2013] [Accepted: 05/02/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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We reported marked differences in the myosin heavy and light chain (MHC and MLC) isoform composition of fast and slow fibers between the global and orbital layers of dog extraocular muscles. Many dog extraocular fibers, especially orbital fibers, have MHC and MLC isoform patterns that are distinct from those in limb skeletal muscles. Additional observations suggested possible differences in the tropomyosin (Tm) and troponin T (TnT) isoform composition of global and orbital fibers. Therefore, we tested, using SDS-PAGE and immunoblotting, whether differences in Tm and TnT isoform expression do, in fact, exist between global and orbital layers of dog and rat EOMs and to compare expression patterns among identified fast and slow single fibers from both muscle layers. The Tm isoforms expressed in global fast and slow fibers are the same as in limb fast (α-Tm and β-Tm) and slow (γ-Tm and β-Tm) fibers, respectively. Orbital slow orbital fibers, on the other hand, each co-express all three sarcomeric Tm isoforms (α, β and γ). The results indicate that fast global and orbital fibers express only fast isoforms of TnT, but the relative amounts of the individual isoforms are different from those in limb fast muscle fibers and an abundant fast TnT isoform in the orbital layer was not detected in fast limb muscles. Slow fibers in both layers express slow TnT isoforms and the relative amounts also differ from those in limb slow fibers. Unexpectedly, significant amounts of cardiac TnT isoforms were also detected in slow fibers, especially in the orbital layer in both species. TnI and TnC isoform patterns are the same as in fast and slow fibers in limb muscles. These results expand the understanding of the elaborate diversity in contractile protein isoform expression in mammalian extraocular muscle fibers and suggest that major differences in calcium-activation properties exist among these fibers, based upon Tm and TnT isoform expression patterns.
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Mammalian skeletal muscle comprises different fiber types, whose identity is first established during embryonic development by intrinsic myogenic control mechanisms and is later modulated by neural and hormonal factors. The relative proportion of the different fiber types varies strikingly between species, and in humans shows significant variability between individuals. Myosin heavy chain isoforms, whose complete inventory and expression pattern are now available, provide a useful marker for fiber types, both for the four major forms present in trunk and limb muscles and the minor forms present in head and neck muscles. However, muscle fiber diversity involves all functional muscle cell compartments, including membrane excitation, excitation-contraction coupling, contractile machinery, cytoskeleton scaffold, and energy supply systems. Variations within each compartment are limited by the need of matching fiber type properties between different compartments. Nerve activity is a major control mechanism of the fiber type profile, and multiple signaling pathways are implicated in activity-dependent changes of muscle fibers. The characterization of these pathways is raising increasing interest in clinical medicine, given the potentially beneficial effects of muscle fiber type switching in the prevention and treatment of metabolic diseases.
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- Stefano Schiaffino
- Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Institute of Neurosciences, and Department of Human Anatomy and Physiology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Institute of Neurosciences, and Department of Human Anatomy and Physiology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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Bicer S, Patel RJ, Williams JB, Reiser PJ. Patterns of tropomyosin and troponin-T isoform expression in jaw-closing muscles of mammals and reptiles that express masticatory myosin. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 214:1077-85. [PMID: 21389191 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.049213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We recently reported that masticatory ('superfast') myosin is expressed in jaw-closing muscles of some rodent species. Most mammalian limb muscle fibers express tropomyosin-β (Tm-β), along with fast-type or slow-type tropomyosin-β (Tm-β), but jaw-closing muscle fibers in members of Carnivora express a unique isoform of Tm [Tm-masticatory (Tm-M)] and little or no Tm-β. The goal of this study was to determine patterns of Tm and troponin-T (TnT) isoform expression in the jaw-closing muscles of rodents and other vertebrate species that express masticatory myosin, and compare the results to those from members of Carnivora. Comparisons of electrophoretic mobility, immunoblotting and mass spectrometry were used to probe the Tm and fast-type TnT isoform composition of jaw-closing and limb muscles of six species of Carnivora, eight species of Rodentia, five species of Marsupialia, big brown bat, long-tailed macaque and six species of Reptilia. Extensive heterogeneity exists in Tm and TnT isoform expression in jaw-closing muscles between phylogenetic groups, but there are fairly consistent patterns within each group. We propose that the differences in Tm and TnT isoform expression patterns between phylogenetic groups, which share the expression of masticatory myosin, may impart fundamental differences in thin-filament-mediated muscle activation to accommodate markedly different feeding styles that may require high force generation in some species (e.g. many members of Carnivora) and high speed in others (e.g. Rodentia).
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- Sabahattin Bicer
- Department of Oral Biology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Reiser PJ, Bicer S, Patel R, An Y, Chen Q, Quan N. The myosin light chain 1 isoform associated with masticatory myosin heavy chain in mammals and reptiles is embryonic/atrial MLC1. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 213:1633-42. [PMID: 20435813 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.039453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We recently reported that masticatory myosin heavy chain (MHC-M) is expressed as the exclusive or predominant MHC isoform in masseter and temporalis muscles of several rodent species, contrary to the prevailing dogma that rodents express almost exclusively MHC isoforms that are typically found in fast limb muscles and not masticatory myosin. We also reported that the same rodent species express the embryonic/atrial isoform of myosin light chain 1 (MLC1E/A) in jaw-closing muscles and not a unique masticatory MLC1 isoform that others have reported as being expressed in jaw-closing muscles of carnivores that express MHC-M. The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that MLC1E/A is consistently expressed in jaw-closing muscles whenever MHC-M is expressed as the predominant or exclusive MHC isoform. Jaw-closing muscles, fast and slow limb muscles, and cardiac atria and ventricles of 19 species (six Carnivora species, one Primates species, one Chiroptera species, five marsupial species, an alligator and five turtle species) were analyzed using protein gel electrophoresis, immunoblotting, mass spectrometry and RNA sequencing. Gel electrophoresis and immunoblotting indicate that MHC-M is the exclusive or predominant MHC isoform in the jaw-closing muscles of each of the studied species. The results from all of the approaches collectively show that MLC1E/A is exclusively or predominantly expressed in jaw-closing muscles of the same species. We conclude that MLC1E/A is the exclusive or predominant MLC1 isoform that is expressed in jaw-closing muscles of vertebrates that express MHC-M, and that a unique masticatory isoform of MLC1 probably does not exist.
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- Peter J Reiser
- Department of Oral Biology, The Ohio State University, Postle Hall, Box 192, 305 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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UNLABELLED Voice and swallowing dysfunction as a result of recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis can be improved with vocal fold injections or laryngeal framework surgery. However, denervation atrophy can cause late-term clinical failure. A major determinant of skeletal muscle physiology is myosin heavy chain (MyHC) expression, and previous protein analyses have shown changes in laryngeal muscle fiber MyHC isoform with denervation. RNA analyses in this setting have not been performed, and understanding RNA levels will allow interventions better designed to reverse processes such as denervation in the future. Total RNA was extracted from bilateral rat thyroarytenoid (TA), posterior cricoarytenoid (PCA), and cricothyroid (CT) muscles in rats. Primers were designed using published MyHC isoform sequences. SYBR Green real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (SYBR-RT-PCR) was used for quantification. The electropherogram showed a clear separation of total RNA to 28S and 18S subunits. Melting curves illustrated single peaks for all type MyHC primers. All MyHC isoforms were identified in all muscles with various degrees of expression. Quantitative PCR is a sensitive method to detect MyHC isoforms in laryngeal muscle. Isoform expression using mRNA analysis was similar to previous analyses but showed some important differences. This technique can be used to quantitatively assess response to interventions targeted to maintain muscle bulk after denervation. LEARNING OUTCOMES (1) Readers will be able to describe the relationship between myosin heavy chain expression and muscle contractile properties. (2) Readers will be able to separate myosin heavy chain isoforms into slow and fast twitch phenotypes. (3) Readers will be able to describe differential muscle isoform expression between different laryngeal muscles. (4) Readers will be able to compare this study to other modalities of determining muscle fiber type.
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- Douglas J Van Daele
- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
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Hyatt JPK, Roy RR, Rugg S, Talmadge RJ. Myosin heavy chain composition of tiger (Panthera tigris) and cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) hindlimb muscles. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 313:45-57. [PMID: 19768738 DOI: 10.1002/jez.574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Felids have a wide range of locomotor activity patterns and maximal running speeds, including the very fast cheetah (Acinonyx jubatas), the roaming tiger (Panthera tigris), and the relatively sedentary domestic cat (Felis catus). As previous studies have suggested a relationship between the amount and type of activity and the myosin heavy chain (MHC) isoform composition of a muscle, we assessed the MHC isoform composition of selected hindlimb muscles from these three felid species with differing activity regimens. Using gel electrophoresis, western blotting, histochemistry, and immunohistochemistry with MHC isoform-specific antibodies, we compared the MHC composition in the tibialis anterior, medial gastrocnemius (MG), plantaris (Plt), and soleus muscles of the tiger, cheetah, and domestic cat. The soleus muscle was absent in the cheetah. At least one slow (type I) and three fast (types IIa, IIx, and IIb) MHC isoforms were present in the muscles of each felid. The tiger had a high combined percentage of the characteristically slower isoforms (MHCs I and IIa) in the MG (62%) and the Plt (86%), whereas these percentages were relatively low in the MG (44%) and Plt (55%) of the cheetah. In general, the MHC isoform characteristics of the hindlimb muscles matched the daily activity patterns of these felids: the tiger has daily demands for covering long distances, whereas the cheetah has requirements for speed and power.
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- Jon-Philippe K Hyatt
- Department of Human Science, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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Reiser PJ, Bicer S, Chen Q, Zhu L, Quan N. Masticatory (;superfast') myosin heavy chain and embryonic/atrial myosin light chain 1 in rodent jaw-closing muscles. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 212:2511-9. [PMID: 19648394 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.031369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Masticatory myosin is widely expressed among several vertebrate classes. Generally, the expression of masticatory myosin has been associated with high bite force for a carnivorous feeding style (including capturing/restraining live prey), breaking down tough plant material and defensive biting in different species. Masticatory myosin expression in the largest mammalian order, Rodentia, has not been reported. Several members of Rodentia consume large numbers of tree nuts that are encased in very hard shells, presumably requiring large forces to access the nutmeat. We, therefore, tested whether some rodent species express masticatory myosin in jaw-closing muscles. Myosin isoform expression in six Sciuridae species was examined, using protein gel electrophoresis, immunoblotting, mass spectrometry and RNA analysis. The results indicate that masticatory myosin is expressed in some Sciuridae species but not in other closely related species with similar diets but having different nut-opening strategies. We also discovered that the myosin light chain 1 isoform associated with masticatory myosin heavy chain, in the same four Sciuridae species, is the embryonic/atrial isoform. We conclude that rodent speciation did not completely eliminate masticatory myosin and that its persistent expression in some rodent species might be related to not only diet but also to feeding style.
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- Peter J Reiser
- Department of Oral Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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Thomas LB, Stemple JC, Andreatta RD, Andrade FH. Establishing a new animal model for the study of laryngeal biology and disease: an anatomic study of the mouse larynx. J Speech Lang Hear Res 2009; 52:802-811. [PMID: 18806215 DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2008/08-0087)] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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PURPOSE Animal models have contributed greatly to the study of voice, permitting the examination of laryngeal biology and the testing of surgical, medical, and behavioral interventions. Various models have been used. However, until recently, the mouse (Mus musculus) has not been used in laryngeal research, and features of the mouse larynx have not been defined. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to qualitatively describe mouse laryngeal anatomy in relation to known human anatomy. METHODS Larynges of 7 C57BL mice were examined and photographed under stereotactic and light microscopy. RESULTS The authors found that mouse laryngeal organization was similar to that of humans. The hyoid bone and epiglottal, thyroid, cricoid, and arytenoid cartilages were identified. An additional cartilage was present ventrally. Thyroarytenoid, posterior cricoarytenoid, lateral cricoarytenoid, and cricothyroid muscles were grossly positioned as in humans. Interarytenoid muscles were not present; however, a functional counterpart was identified. CONCLUSIONS The authors provide an initial description of mouse laryngeal anatomy. Because of its amenability to genetic engineering, the mouse is the premiere model for the study of disease and the testing of interventions. Introduction of the mouse model for laryngeal study offers a tool for the study of normal laryngeal cell biology and tissue response to disease processes.
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- Lisa B Thomas
- Department of Communication Disorders, Marshall University, 1 John Marshall Drive, Huntington, WV 25755, USA.
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OBJECTIVE AND DESIGN The objective of this study was to characterize the response of skeletal muscle to a localized inflammation induced by the inflammatory agent casein. METHODS An inflammatory agent, casein, was injected into the right hindlimb and saline was injected into the left hindlimb of normal adult mice, once daily for six consecutive days. Inflammatory response was monitored by immunohistochemical labeling of leukocytes. Muscle protein levels were determined by electrophoresis and muscle function was determined by isometric force measurements. RESULTS Local inflammation was induced by casein in association with the accumulation of extensive neutrophils and macrophages in the soleus muscle. This local inflammation resulted in a shift in myosin heavy chain (MHC) isoform expression and a significant reduction in total MHC concentration in the soleus. Maximal twitch and tetanic forces were significantly reduced in the inflamed soleus. Contractile function in soleus was fully restored after two weeks of recovery, along with the restoration of protein concentration and the disappearance of inflammatory cells. CONCLUSION This study establishes a unique and robust model in which mechanisms of local inflammation induced muscle protein degradation, reduction of contractile force, and subsequent recovery from this condition can be further studied.
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- S Bicer
- Department of Oral Biology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210-1247, USA
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Toniolo L, Cancellara P, Maccatrozzo L, Patruno M, Mascarello F, Reggiani C. Masticatory myosin unveiled: first determination of contractile parameters of muscle fibers from carnivore jaw muscles. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2008; 295:C1535-42. [PMID: 18842829 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00093.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Masticatory myosin heavy chain (M MyHC) is a myosin subunit isoform with expression restricted to muscles derived from the first branchial arch, such as jaw-closer muscles, with pronounced interspecies variability. Only sparse information is available on the contractile properties of muscle fibers expressing M MyHC (M fibers). In this study, we characterized M fibers isolated from the jaw-closer muscles (temporalis and masseter) of two species of domestic carnivores, the cat and the dog, compared with fibers expressing slow or fast (2A, 2X, and 2B) isoforms. In each fiber, during maximally calcium-activated contractions at 12 degrees C, we determined isometric-specific tension (P(o)), unloaded shortening velocity (v(o)) with the slack test protocol, and the rate constant of tension redevelopment (K(TR)) after a fast shortening-relengthening cycle. At the end of the mechanical experiment, we identified MyHC isoform composition of each fiber with gel electrophoresis. Electrophoretic migration rate of M MyHC was similar in both species. We found that in both species the kinetic parameters v(o) and K(TR) of M fibers were similar to those of 2A fibers, whereas P(o) values were significantly greater than in any other fiber types. The similarity between 2A and M fibers and the greater tension development of M fibers were confirmed also in mechanical experiments performed at 24 degrees C. Myosin concentration was determined in single fibers and found not different in M fibers compared with slow and fast fibers, suggesting that the higher tension developed by M fibers does not find an explanation in a greater number of force generators. The specific mechanical characteristics of M fibers might be attributed to a diversity in cross-bridge kinetics.
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- Luana Toniolo
- Department of Anatomy and Physiology, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 3, 35131 Padova, Italy
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Toniolo L, Maccatrozzo L, Patruno M, Pavan E, Caliaro F, Rossi R, Rinaldi C, Canepari M, Reggiani C, Mascarello F. Fiber types in canine muscles: myosin isoform expression and functional characterization. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2007; 292:C1915-26. [PMID: 17251320 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00601.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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This study was aimed to achieve a definitive and unambiguous identification of fiber types in canine skeletal muscles and of myosin isoforms that are expressed therein. Correspondence of canine myosin isoforms with orthologs in other species as assessed by base sequence comparison was the basis for primer preparation and for expression analysis with RT-PCR. Expression was confirmed at protein level with histochemistry, immunohistochemistry, and SDS-PAGE combined together and showed that limb and trunk muscles of the dog express myosin heavy chain (MHC) type 1, 2A, and 2X isoforms and the so-called “type 2dog” fibers express the MHC-2X isoform. MHC-2A was found to be the most abundant isoform in the trunk and limb muscle. MHC-2X was expressed in most but not all muscles and more frequently in hybrid 2A-2X fibers than in pure 2X fibers. MHC-2B was restricted to specialized extraocular and laryngeal muscles, although 2B mRNA, but not 2B protein, was occasionally detected in the semimembranosus muscle. Isometric tension (Po) and maximum shortening velocity ( Vo) were measured in single fibers classified on the basis of their MHC isoform composition. Purified myosin isoforms were extracted from single muscle fibers and characterized by the speed ( Vf) of actin filament sliding on myosin in an in vitro motility assay. A close proportionality between Vo and Vf indicated that the diversity in Vo was due to the different myosin isoform composition. Vo increased progressively in the order 1/slow < 2A < 2X < 2B, thus confirming the identification of the myosin isoforms and providing their first functional characterization of canine muscle fibers.
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- Luana Toniolo
- Department of Anatomy and Physiology, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 3, 35131 Padova, Italy
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