title: Functional aberration of myofibrils by cardiomyopathy-causing mutations in the coiled-coil region of the troponin-core domain.
abstract: Two cardiomyopathy-causing mutations, E244D and K247R, in human cardiac troponin T (TnT) are located in the coiled-coil region of the Tn-core domain. To elucidate effects of mutations in this region on the regulatory function of Tn, we measured Ca(2+)-dependent ATPase activity of myofibrils containing various mutants of TnT at these residues. The results confirmed that the mutant E244D increases the maximum ATPase activity without changing the Ca(2+)-sensitivity. The mutant K247R was shown for the first time to have the effect similar to the mutant E244D. Furthermore, various TnT mutants (E244D, E244M, E244A, E244K, K247R, K247E, and K247A) showed various effects on the maximum ATPase activity while the Ca(2+)-sensitivity was unchanged. Molecular dynamics simulations of the Tn-core containing these TnT mutants suggested that the hydrogen-bond network formed by the side chains of neighboring residues around residues 244 and 247 is important for Tn to function properly.
authors.affiliation: Quantum Beam Science Directorate, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 2-4 Shirakata-Shirane, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan.
authors.forename: Fumiko
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Kayo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chatake
authors.forename: Yuichiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Maéda
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
mesh_terms: D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000378:metabolism*; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D009154:Mutation; D009210:Myofibrils / Q000201:enzymology*; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary / Q000235:genetics; D020107:Troponin T / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D020107:Troponin T; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases; D002118:Calcium