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Reduced cross-bridge dependent stiffness of skinned myocardium from mice lacking cardiac myosin binding protein-C. 2004

Bradley M Palmer, and Bradley K McConnell, and Guo Hua Li, and Christine E Seidman, and J G Seidman, and Thomas C Irving, and Norman R Alpert, and David W Maughan
Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA. palmer@physiolocy.med.uvm.edu

The role of cardiac myosin binding protein-C (MyBP-C) on myocardial stiffness was examined in skinned papillary muscles of wild-type (WT(+/+)) and homozygous truncated cardiac MyBP-C (MyBP-C(t/t) male mice. No MyBP-C was detected by gel electrophoresis or by Western blots in the MyBP-C(t/t) myocardium. Rigor-bridge dependent myofilament stiffness, i.e., rigor minus relaxed stiffness, in the MyBP-C(t/t) myocardium (281 +/- 44 kN/m2) was 44% that in WT(+/+) (633 +/- 141 kN/m2). The center-to-center spacing between thick filaments as determined by X-ray diffraction in MyBP-C(t/t) (45.0 +/- 1.2 nm) was not significantly different from that in WT(+/+) (43.2 +/- 0.9 nm). The fraction of cross-sectional area comprised of myofibrils, as determined by electron microscopy, was reduced in the MyBP-C(t/t) (39.9%) by 10% compared to WT(+/+) (44.5%). These data suggest that the 56% reduction in rigor-bridge dependent stiffness of the skinned MyBP-C(t/t) myocardium could not be due solely to a 10% reduction in the number of thick filaments per cross-sectional area and must also be due to approximately 50% reduction in the stiffness of the rigor-bridge attached thick filaments lacking MyBP-C.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008817 Mice, Mutant Strains Mice bearing mutant genes which are phenotypically expressed in the animals. Mouse, Mutant Strain,Mutant Mouse Strain,Mutant Strain of Mouse,Mutant Strains of Mice,Mice Mutant Strain,Mice Mutant Strains,Mouse Mutant Strain,Mouse Mutant Strains,Mouse Strain, Mutant,Mouse Strains, Mutant,Mutant Mouse Strains,Mutant Strain Mouse,Mutant Strains Mice,Strain Mouse, Mutant,Strain, Mutant Mouse,Strains Mice, Mutant,Strains, Mutant Mouse
D008841 Actin Cytoskeleton Fibers composed of MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS, which are predominately ACTIN. They are the smallest of the cytoskeletal filaments. Actin Filaments,Microfilaments,Actin Microfilaments,Actin Cytoskeletons,Actin Filament,Actin Microfilament,Cytoskeleton, Actin,Cytoskeletons, Actin,Filament, Actin,Filaments, Actin,Microfilament,Microfilament, Actin,Microfilaments, Actin
D008854 Microscopy, Electron Microscopy using an electron beam, instead of light, to visualize the sample, thereby allowing much greater magnification. The interactions of ELECTRONS with specimens are used to provide information about the fine structure of that specimen. In TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY the reactions of the electrons that are transmitted through the specimen are imaged. In SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY an electron beam falls at a non-normal angle on the specimen and the image is derived from the reactions occurring above the plane of the specimen. Electron Microscopy
D009200 Myocardial Contraction Contractile activity of the MYOCARDIUM. Heart Contractility,Inotropism, Cardiac,Cardiac Inotropism,Cardiac Inotropisms,Contractilities, Heart,Contractility, Heart,Contraction, Myocardial,Contractions, Myocardial,Heart Contractilities,Inotropisms, Cardiac,Myocardial Contractions
D009206 Myocardium The muscle tissue of the HEART. It is composed of striated, involuntary muscle cells (MYOCYTES, CARDIAC) connected to form the contractile pump to generate blood flow. Muscle, Cardiac,Muscle, Heart,Cardiac Muscle,Myocardia,Cardiac Muscles,Heart Muscle,Heart Muscles,Muscles, Cardiac,Muscles, Heart
D009210 Myofibrils The long cylindrical contractile organelles of STRIATED MUSCLE cells composed of ACTIN FILAMENTS; MYOSIN filaments; and other proteins organized in arrays of repeating units called SARCOMERES . Myofilaments,Myofibril,Myofilament
D010210 Papillary Muscles Conical muscular projections from the walls of the cardiac ventricles, attached to the cusps of the atrioventricular valves by the chordae tendineae. Muscle, Papillary,Muscles, Papillary,Papillary Muscle
D002118 Calcium A basic element found in nearly all tissues. It is a member of the alkaline earth family of metals with the atomic symbol Ca, atomic number 20, and atomic weight 40. Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body and combines with phosphorus to form calcium phosphate in the bones and teeth. It is essential for the normal functioning of nerves and muscles and plays a role in blood coagulation (as factor IV) and in many enzymatic processes. Coagulation Factor IV,Factor IV,Blood Coagulation Factor IV,Calcium-40,Calcium 40,Factor IV, Coagulation
D002352 Carrier Proteins Proteins that bind or transport specific substances in the blood, within the cell, or across cell membranes. Binding Proteins,Carrier Protein,Transport Protein,Transport Proteins,Binding Protein,Protein, Carrier,Proteins, Carrier

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