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ArticleeLife2021

Single-molecule imaging reveals the concerted release of myosin from regulated thin filaments.

Quentin M Smith, Alessio V Inchingolo, Madalina-Daniela Mihailescu, Hongsheng Dai, Neil M Kad

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Article in eLife, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Quentin M Smith *School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-2967-9240
Alessio V Inchingolo *School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom.
Madalina-Daniela MihailescuDepartment of Mathematical Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom.
Hongsheng DaiDepartment of Mathematical Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom.
Neil M KadSchool of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-3491-8595
University of Kent · GBUniversity of Essex · GB

Funding

British Heart Foundation FS/13/69/30504
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Regulated thin filaments (RTFs) tightly control striated muscle contraction through calcium binding to troponin, which enables tropomyosin to expose myosin-binding sites on actin. Myosin binding holds tropomyosin in an open position, exposing more myosin-binding sites on actin, leading to cooperative activation. At lower calcium levels, troponin and tropomyosin turn off the thin filament; however, this is antagonised by the high local concentration of myosin, questioning how the thin filament relaxes. To provide molecular details of deactivation, we used single-molecule imaging of green fluorescent protein (GFP)-tagged myosin-S1 (S1-GFP) to follow the activation of RTF tightropes. In sub-maximal activation conditions, RTFs are not fully active, enabling direct observation of deactivation in real time. We observed that myosin binding occurs in a stochastic step-wise fashion; however, an unexpectedly large probability of multiple contemporaneous detachments is observed. This suggests that deactivation of the thin filament is a coordinated active process.

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Actin CytoskeletonGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHumansMuscle, StriatedMyosinsProtein BindingSingle Molecule ImagingStochastic ProcessesTroponinGreen Fluorescent ProteinsMyosinsTroponinactinbiochemistrycalciumchemical biologychickencooperativityE. colifluorescence imaginghumanmolecular biophysicsmuscleregulationstructural biology

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PMID34569933
PMCPMC8476120
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