The role of the proline-rich region in A1-type myosin essential light chains: Implications for information transmission in the actomyosin complex

被引:22
作者
Timson, DJ [1 ]
Trayer, IP [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV BIRMINGHAM,SCH BIOCHEM,BIRMINGHAM B15 2TT,W MIDLANDS,ENGLAND
基金
英国惠康基金;
关键词
muscle contraction; actin binding; proline; protein engineering; ATPase; protein-protein interaction;
D O I
10.1016/S0014-5793(96)01314-2
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The proline-rich region of A1-type myosin essential light chains functions as a spacer arm separating an actin binding site at the extreme N-terminus from the remainder of the protein, Alteration of the length of this region leaving the actin binding site intact results in altered actin-activated MgATPase kinetics when these light chains are hybridised into myosin subfragment-1. In the case of a mutant in which the length of the proline-rich region was doubled, actin binding by the light chain was uncoupled from kinetic modulation. The implications of this result for information transmission in the actomyosin complex are discussed.
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