title: Caldesmon-induced inhibition of ATPase activity of actomyosin and contraction of skinned fibres of chicken gizzard smooth muscle.
abstract: Caldesmon induces inhibition of MG2+-ATPase activity of actomyosin and relaxation of skinned fibers of chicken gizzard smooth muscle without influencing the level of myosin light chain-1 phosphorylation. Both these effects are reversed by calmodulin at a high molar excess over caldesmon in the presence of Ca2+.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Szpacenko
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dabrowska
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Rüegg
mesh_terms: D000205:Actomyosin / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D017301:Ca(2+) Mg(2+)-ATPase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D002118:Calcium / Q000494:pharmacology; D002147:Calmodulin / Q000494:pharmacology; D002148:Calmodulin-Binding Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000070559:Gizzard, Non-avian; D007700:Kinetics; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects*; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000502:physiology*; D009218:Myosins / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation
chemical_list: D002147:Calmodulin; D002148:Calmodulin-Binding Proteins; D000205:Actomyosin; D017301:Ca(2+) Mg(2+)-ATPase; D009218:Myosins; D002118:Calcium