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Structural and functional aspects of the myosin essential light chain in cardiac muscle contraction.


ABSTRACT: The myosin essential light chain (ELC) is a structural component of the actomyosin cross-bridge, but its function is poorly understood, especially the role of the cardiac specific N-terminal extension in modulating actomyosin interaction. Here, we generated transgenic (Tg) mice expressing the A57G (alanine to glycine) mutation in the cardiac ELC known to cause familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (FHC). The function of the ELC N-terminal extension was investigated with the Tg-?43 mouse model, whose myocardium expresses a truncated ELC. Low-angle X-ray diffraction studies on papillary muscle fibers in rigor revealed a decreased interfilament spacing (? 1.5 nm) and no alterations in cross-bridge mass distribution in Tg-A57G mice compared to Tg-WT, expressing the full-length nonmutated ELC. The truncation mutation showed a 1.3-fold increase in I(1,1)/I(1,0), indicating a shift of cross-bridge mass from the thick filament backbone toward the thin filaments. Mechanical studies demonstrated increased stiffness in Tg-A57G muscle fibers compared to Tg-WT or Tg-?43. The equilibrium constant for the cross-bridge force generation step was smallest in Tg-?43. These results support an important role for the N-terminal ELC extension in prepositioning the cross-bridge for optimal force production. Subtle changes in the ELC sequence were sufficient to alter cross-bridge properties and lead to pathological phenotypes.

SUBMITTER: Muthu P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3236635 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Structural and functional aspects of the myosin essential light chain in cardiac muscle contraction.

Muthu Priya P   Wang Li L   Yuan Chen-Ching CC   Kazmierczak Katarzyna K   Huang Wenrui W   Hernandez Olga M OM   Kawai Masataka M   Irving Thomas C TC   Szczesna-Cordary Danuta D  

FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology 20110901 12


The myosin essential light chain (ELC) is a structural component of the actomyosin cross-bridge, but its function is poorly understood, especially the role of the cardiac specific N-terminal extension in modulating actomyosin interaction. Here, we generated transgenic (Tg) mice expressing the A57G (alanine to glycine) mutation in the cardiac ELC known to cause familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (FHC). The function of the ELC N-terminal extension was investigated with the Tg-Δ43 mouse model, wh  ...[more]

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