The role of the actin filament-associated protein nebulin on mechanical and kinetic properties of the actomyosin motor was investigated in skeletal muscle of wild-type (wt) and nebulin-deficient (nebulin(-)(/)(-)) mice that were 1 d old, an age at which sarcomeric structure is still well preserved. In Ca2+-activated skinned fibers from psoas muscle, we determined the Ca2+ dependence of isometric force and stiffness, the rate of force redevelopment after unloaded shortening (k(TR)), the power during isotonic shortening, and the unloaded shortening velocity (V(0)). Our results show a 65% reduction in isometric force in nebulin(-)(/)(-) fibers at saturating [Ca2+], whereas neither thin-filament length nor the Ca2+ sensitivity of the contractile system is affected. Stiffness measurements indicate that the reduction in isometric force is due to a reduction in the number of actin-attached myosin motors, whereas the force of the motor is unchanged. Furthermore, in nebulin(-)(/)(-) fibers, k(TR) is decreased by 57%, V(0) is increased by 63%, and the maximum power is decreased by 80%. These results indicate that, in the absence of nebulin, the attachment probability of the myosin motors to actin is decreased, revealing a direct role for nebulin in promoting strong actomyosin interactions responsible for force and power production.

Nebulin plays a direct role in promoting strong actin-myosin interactions / M.L. Bang; M. Caremani; E. Brunello; R. Littlefield; R.L. Lieber; J. Chen; V. Lombardi; M. Linari. - In: THE FASEB JOURNAL. - ISSN 0892-6638. - STAMPA. - 23:(2009), pp. 4117-4125. [10.1096/fj.09-137729]

Nebulin plays a direct role in promoting strong actin-myosin interactions

CAREMANI, MARCO;BRUNELLO, ELISABETTA;LOMBARDI, VINCENZO;LINARI, MARCO
2009

Abstract

The role of the actin filament-associated protein nebulin on mechanical and kinetic properties of the actomyosin motor was investigated in skeletal muscle of wild-type (wt) and nebulin-deficient (nebulin(-)(/)(-)) mice that were 1 d old, an age at which sarcomeric structure is still well preserved. In Ca2+-activated skinned fibers from psoas muscle, we determined the Ca2+ dependence of isometric force and stiffness, the rate of force redevelopment after unloaded shortening (k(TR)), the power during isotonic shortening, and the unloaded shortening velocity (V(0)). Our results show a 65% reduction in isometric force in nebulin(-)(/)(-) fibers at saturating [Ca2+], whereas neither thin-filament length nor the Ca2+ sensitivity of the contractile system is affected. Stiffness measurements indicate that the reduction in isometric force is due to a reduction in the number of actin-attached myosin motors, whereas the force of the motor is unchanged. Furthermore, in nebulin(-)(/)(-) fibers, k(TR) is decreased by 57%, V(0) is increased by 63%, and the maximum power is decreased by 80%. These results indicate that, in the absence of nebulin, the attachment probability of the myosin motors to actin is decreased, revealing a direct role for nebulin in promoting strong actomyosin interactions responsible for force and power production.
2009
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4117
4125
M.L. Bang; M. Caremani; E. Brunello; R. Littlefield; R.L. Lieber; J. Chen; V. Lombardi; M. Linari
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