title: Structural basis of the relaxed state of a Ca2+-regulated myosin filament and its evolutionary implications.
abstract: Myosin filaments of muscle are regulated either by phosphorylation of their regulatory light chains or Ca(2+) binding to the essential light chains, contributing to on-off switching or modulation of contraction. Phosphorylation-regulated filaments in the relaxed state are characterized by an asymmetric interaction between the two myosin heads, inhibiting their actin binding or ATPase activity. Here, we have tested whether a similar interaction switches off activity in myosin filaments regulated by Ca(2+) binding. Cryo-electron microscopy and single-particle image reconstruction of Ca(2+)-regulated (scallop) filaments reveals a helical array of myosin head-pair motifs above the filament surface. Docking of atomic models of scallop myosin head domains into the motifs reveals that the heads interact in a similar way to those in phosphorylation-regulated filaments. The results imply that the two major evolutionary branches of myosin regulation--involving phosphorylation or Ca(2+) binding--share a common structural mechanism for switching off thick-filament activity in relaxed muscle. We suggest that the Ca(2+)-binding mechanism evolved from the more ancient phosphorylation-based system to enable rapid response of myosin-regulated muscles to activation. Although the motifs are similar in both systems, the scallop structure is more tilted and higher above the filament backbone, leading to different intermolecular interactions. The reconstruction reveals how the myosin tail emerges from the motif, connecting the heads to the filament backbone, and shows that the backbone is built from supramolecular assemblies of myosin tails. The reconstruction provides a native structural context for understanding past biochemical and biophysical studies of this model Ca(2+)-regulated myosin.
authors: Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
authors: John L
authors: JL
authors: Woodhead
authors: Fa-Qing
authors: FQ
authors: Zhao
authors: Roger
authors: R
authors: Craig
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D062105:Molecular Docking Simulation; D009218:Myosins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D049897:Pectinidae / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation / Q000502:physiology; D011485:Protein Binding / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D009218:Myosins; D002118:Calcium
keywords: 3D reconstruction; molluscan muscle; muscle regulation; scallop muscle; thick-filament structure
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