title: The function of two heads of myosin in muscle contraction.
abstract: Myosin has two heads which can bind with F-actin and react with ATP. The skeletal muscle myosin forms each 1 mol of the myosin-phosphate-ADP complex (M-P-ADP) and the myosin-ATP complex (M-ATP). The actomyosin ATPase reaction which is coupled with muscle contraction is catalyzed only by the head which forms M-P-ADP. However, the function of M-ATP forming head in muscle contraction has not been elucidated. We studied the binding of S-1 and HMM with F-actin and the dissociation of acto-S-1 or acto-HMM by ATP or AMPPNP using the change in light-scattering and fluorescence of pyrene bound to F-actin. S-1 and HMM bound with actin at 1:1 and 1:2 molar ratio, respectively. Acto-S-1 dissociated by one mole of ATP per mole of S-1 but acto-HMM dissociated by 1 mol ATP per mol of HMM (0.5 mol/mol head). Acto-HMM dissociates by AMPPNP (or ADP) via a ternally complex. Acto-HMM bound two mole of AMPPNP, but acto-HMM dissociated by a function of (AMPPNP) but not (AMPPNP)2. These results suggested that the affinity of HMM with F-actin decreased by the binding of one mole of AMPPNP. The result presented here showed that binding of M-ATP forming head with F-actin is controlled by the ATPase reaction of the M-P-ADP forming head. It is suggested that during muscle contraction two heads react cooperatively with thin filament.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Osaka University.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tanii
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyata
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Arata
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism*; D000205:Actomyosin / Q000378:metabolism; D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D007700:Kinetics; D008954:Models, Biological; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D015879:Myosin Subfragments / Q000378:metabolism; D009218:Myosins / Q000378:metabolism*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000378:metabolism; D011485:Protein Binding
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D015879:Myosin Subfragments; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D000205:Actomyosin; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases; D009218:Myosins