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Contractility parameters of human β-cardiac myosin with the hypertrophic cardiomyopathy mutation R403Q show loss of motor function.

Suman Nag, Ruth F Sommese, Zoltan Ujfalusi, Ariana Combs, Stephen Langer, Shirley Sutton, Leslie A Leinwand, Michael A Geeves, Kathleen M Ruppel, James A Spudich

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77 citing papers in PubMed, 124 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Suman NagDepartment of Biochemistry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Ruth F SommeseDepartment of Biochemistry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Zoltan UjfalusiSchool of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NJ, UK.
Ariana CombsDepartment of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.
Stephen LangerDepartment of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.
Shirley SuttonDepartment of Biochemistry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Leslie A LeinwandDepartment of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.
Michael A GeevesSchool of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NJ, UK.
Kathleen M RuppelDepartment of Biochemistry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. ; Department of Pediatrics (Cardiology), Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
James A SpudichDepartment of Biochemistry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Stanford University · USUniversity of Colorado Boulder · USUniversity of Kent · GB

Funding

MYOSIN MOVEMENT IN VITRO: MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATIONR01GM033289 · NIGMS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI SPUDICH, JAMES · 1985 to 2024
$13.6M
MYOSIN GENE DIVERSITY AND FUNCTIONR01GM029090 · NIGMS · YESHIVA UNIVERSITY · PI Leslie Anne Leinwand · 1985 to 2026
$12.3M
Molecular Characterization of Cardiomyopathy Mutations in Human Cardiac MyosinR01HL117138 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO · PI LEINWAND, LESLIE ANNE, PERKINS, THOMAS TUPPER · 2013 to 2021
$4.2M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL117138NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM029090NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM033289Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most frequently occurring inherited cardiovascular disease. It is caused by mutations in genes encoding the force-generating machinery of the cardiac sarcomere, including human β-cardiac myosin. We present a detailed characterization of the most debated HCM-causing mutation in human β-cardiac myosin, R403Q. Despite numerous studies, most performed with nonhuman or noncardiac myosin, there is no consensus about the mechanism of action of this mutation on the function of the enzyme. We use recombinant human β-cardiac myosin and new methodologies to characterize in vitro contractility parameters of the R403Q myosin compared to wild type. We extend our studies beyond pure actin filaments to include the interaction of myosin with regulated actin filaments containing tropomyosin and troponin. We find that, with pure actin, the intrinsic force generated by R403Q is ~15% lower than that generated by wild type. The unloaded velocity is, however, ~10% higher for R403Q myosin, resulting in a load-dependent velocity curve that has the characteristics of lower contractility at higher external loads compared to wild type. With regulated actin filaments, there is no increase in the unloaded velocity and the contractility of the R403Q myosin is lower than that of wild type at all loads. Unlike that with pure actin, the actin-activated adenosine triphosphatase activity for R403Q myosin with Ca(2+)-regulated actin filaments is ~30% lower than that for wild type, predicting a lower unloaded duty ratio of the motor. Overall, the contractility parameters studied fit with a loss of human β-cardiac myosin contractility as a result of the R403Q mutation.

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