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- Title
A dynamic approach reveals non-muscle myosin influences the overall smooth muscle cross-bridge cycling rate
- Authors
Guvenc, Bilge; Ustunel, Cansel; Ozturk, Necla; Brozovich, Frank V.
- Abstract
Abstract: Recent evidence suggests that non-muscle myosin IIB (NMIIB) contributes to smooth muscle contraction. This study was designed to determine the effects of NMIIB on the cross-bridge cycling rate. The cross-bridge cycling rate was investigated using sinusoidal analysis. Frequency analysis revealed two asymptotes in the Bode plot of the data; and the intersection of the asymptotes (corner frequency) was higher for the B+/− strain (8.73±1.10Hz vs 16.56±1.26Hz, P <0.05), consistent with a higher overall cross-bridge cycling rate in heterozygous NMIIB KO (B+/−) vs WT mice. These results demonstrate that because of their long duty cycle, NMIIB cross-bridges act as an internal load on smooth muscle myosin to decrease the overall cross-bridge cycling rate and muscle V max during force maintenance.
- Subjects
MYOSIN; SMOOTH muscle; MUSCLE contraction; PHENOTYPES; CONTRACTILITY (Biology); BIOMEDICAL engineering
- Publication
FEBS Letters, 2010, Vol 584, Issue 13, p2862
- ISSN
0014-5793
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1016/j.febslet.2010.04.070