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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6 Pt 2
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-2-1
pubmed:abstractText
To study the effects of mechanical constraints on the Ca2+ affinity of cardiac troponin C, we analyzed the tension and aequorin light (AL) responses to sinusoidal length changes (5-10% of the initial muscle length) in aequorin-injected, tetanized cardiac muscles. The amplitude of the quasi-sinusoidal tension and AL responses decreased with increasing length-perturbation frequency from 0.5 to 1 Hz at 24 degreesC and from 1 to 3 Hz at 30 degreesC. The increase in AL corresponded well to the decrease in tension; likewise, the decrease in AL to the increase in tension and the tension response lagged behind the length change. A further increase in frequency (>1 Hz at 24 degreesC and >3 Hz at 30 degreesC) markedly increased the amplitude of the tension responses but decreased the amplitude of the AL responses. The increase in AL lagged behind the decrease in tension; likewise, the decrease in AL lagged behind the increase in tension, and the tension response led the length change. From previous mechanistic interpretations of the frequency dependence of the amplitude of tension response, we argue that the Ca2+ affinity of cardiac troponin C changes in parallel with the active tension (i.e., the number of active cross bridges) but not with the passive tension produced by the length perturbation-induced cross-bridge strain.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0002-9513
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
275
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
H1957-62
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Dynamic relations among length, tension, and intracellular Ca2+ in activated ferret papillary muscles.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physiology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama 230, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't