ArticleBiochimica et biophysica acta2015
Pathogenesis associated with a restrictive cardiomyopathy mutant in cardiac troponin T is due to reduced protein stability and greatly increased myofilament Ca2+ sensitivity.
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backgroundDilated and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy mutations in troponin can blunt effects of protein kinase A (PKA) phosphorylation of cardiac troponin I (cTnI), decreasing myofilament Ca2+-sensitivity; however this effect has never been tested for restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) mutants. This study explores whether an RCM cardiac troponin T mutant (cTnT-ΔE96) interferes with convergent PKA regulation and if TnT instability contributes to greatly enhanced Ca2+-sensitivity in skinned fibers.
methodsForce of contraction in skinned cardiac porcine fiber and spectroscopic studies were performed.
resultsA decrease of -0.26 and -0.25 pCa units in Ca2+-sensitivity of contraction after PKA incubation was observed for skinned fibers incorporated with WT or cTnT-ΔE96, respectively. To further assess whether cTnT-ΔE96 interferes solely with transmission of cTnI phosphorylation effects, skinned fibers were reconstituted with PKA pseudo-phosphorylated cTnI (cTnI-SS/DD.cTnC). Fibers displaced with cTnT-WT, reconstituted with cTnI-SS/DD.cTnC decreased Ca2+-sensitivity of force (pCa50=5.61) compared to control cTnI-WT.cTnC (pCa50=5.75), similarly affecting cTnT-ΔE96 (pCa50=6.03) compared to control \cTnI-WT.cTnC (pCa50=6.14). Fluorescence studies measuring cTnC(IAANS) Ca2+-affinity changes due to cTnT-ΔE96 indicated that higher complexity (thin filament) better recapitulates skinned fiber Ca2+ sensitive changes. Circular dichroism revealed reduced α-helicity and earlier thermal unfolding for cTnT-ΔE96 compared to WT.
conclusionsAlthough ineffective in decreasing myofilament Ca2+-sensitivity to normal levels, cTnT-ΔE96 does not interfere with PKA cTnI phosphorylation mediated effects; 2) cTnT-ΔE96 requires actin to increase cTnC Ca2+-affinity; and 3) deletion of E96 reduces cTnT stability, likely disrupting crucial thin filament interactions. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE: The pathological effect of cTnT-ΔE96 is largely manifested by dramatic myofilament Ca2+-sensitization which still persists even after PKA phosphorylation mediated Ca2+-desensitization.
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