title: Thin-filament regulation of force redevelopment kinetics in rabbit skeletal muscle fibres.
abstract: Thin-filament regulation of isometric force redevelopment (k(tr)) was examined in rabbit psoas fibres by substituting native TnC with either cardiac TnC (cTnC), a site I-inactive skeletal TnC mutant (xsTnC), or mixtures of native purified skeletal TnC (sTnC) and a site I- and II-inactive skeletal TnC mutant (xxsTnC). Reconstituted maximal Ca(2+)-activated force (rF(max)) decreased as the fraction of sTnC in sTnC: xxsTnC mixtures was reduced, but maximal k(tr) was unaffected until rF(max) was <0.2 of pre-extracted F(max). In contrast, reconstitution with cTnC or xsTnC reduced maximal k(tr) to 0.48 and 0.44 of control (P < 0.01), respectively, with corresponding rF(max) of 0.68 +/- 0.03 and 0.25 +/- 0.02 F(max). The k(tr)-pCa relation of fibres containing sTnC: xxsTnC mixtures (rF(max) > 0.2 F(max)) was little effected, though k(tr) was slightly elevated at low Ca(2+) activation. The magnitude of the Ca(2+)-dependent increase in k(tr) was greatly reduced following cTnC or xsTnC reconstitution because k(tr) at low levels of Ca(2+) was elevated and maximal k(tr) was reduced. Solution Ca(2+) dissociation rates (k(off)) from whole Tn complexes containing sTnC (26 +/- 0.1 s(-1)), cTnC (38 +/- 0.9 s(-1)) and xsTnC (50 +/- 1.2 s(-1)) correlated with k(tr) at low Ca(2+) levels and were inversely related to rF(max). At low Ca(2+) activation, k(tr) was similarly elevated in cTnC-reconstituted fibres with ATP or when cross-bridge cycling rate was increased with 2-deoxy-ATP. Our results and model simulations indicate little or no requirement for cooperative interactions between thin-filament regulatory units in modulating k(tr) at any [Ca(2+)] and suggest Ca(2+) activation properties of individual troponin complexes may influence the apparent rate constant of cross-bridge detachment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-7962, USA.
authors.forename: Alicia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moreno-Gonzalez
authors.forename: Todd E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Gillis
authors.forename: Anthony J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Rivera
authors.forename: P Bryant
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Chase
authors.forename: Donald A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Martyn
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Regnier
mesh_terms: D008841:Actin Cytoskeleton / Q000502:physiology*; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D007537:Isometric Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008433:Mathematics; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology*; D018485:Muscle Fibers, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology*; D011817:Rabbits; D019209:Troponin C / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D019209:Troponin C; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D002118:Calcium