Protein Kinase A-Mediated Phosphorylation of cMyBP-C Increases Proximity of Myosin Heads to Actin in Resting Myocardium
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Protein kinase A-mediated (PKA) phosphorylation of cardiac myosin binding protein C (cMyBP-C) accelerates the kinetics of cross-bridge cycling and may relieve the tether-like constraint of myosin heads imposed by cMyBP-C. We favor a mechanism in which cMyBP-C modulates cross-bridge cycling kinetics by regulating the proximity and interaction of myosin and actin. To test this idea, we used synchrotron low-angle x-ray diffraction to measure interthick filament lattice spacing and the equatorial intensity ratio, I{sub 11}/I{sub 10}, in skinned trabeculae isolated from wild-type and cMyBP-C null (cMyBP-C{sup -/-}) mice. In wild-type myocardium, PKA treatment appeared to result in radial or azimuthal displacement of cross-bridges away from the thick filaments as indicated by an increase (approximately 50%) in I{sub 11}/I{sub 10} (0.22{+-}0.03 versus 0.33{+-}0.03). Conversely, PKA treatment did not affect cross-bridge disposition in mice lacking cMyBP-C, because there was no difference in I{sub 11}/I{sub 10} between untreated and PKA-treated cMyBP-C{sup -/-} myocardium (0.40{+-}0.06 versus 0.42{+-}0.05). Although lattice spacing did not change after treatment in wild-type (45.68{+-}0.84 nm versus 45.64{+-}0.64 nm), treatment of cMyBP-C{sup -/-} myocardium increased lattice spacing (46.80{+-}0.92 nm versus 49.61{+-}0.59 nm). This result is consistent with the idea that the myofilament lattice expands after PKA phosphorylation of cardiac troponin I, and when present, cMyBP-C, may stabilize the lattice. These data support our hypothesis that tethering of cross-bridges by cMyBP-C is relieved by phosphorylation of PKA sites in cMyBP-C, thereby increasing the proximity of cross-bridges to actin and increasing the probability of interaction with actin on contraction.
- Research Organization:
- Advanced Photon Source (APS), Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 1006801
- Journal Information:
- Circulation Research, Journal Name: Circulation Research Journal Issue: 08, 2008 Vol. 103; ISSN 0009-7330; ISSN CIRUAL
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- ENGLISH
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