Dynamics of the C-terminal region of TnI in the troponin complex in solution
Dynamics of the C-terminal region of TnI in the troponin complex in solution
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DOI:
10.1529/biophysj.105.076216
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发表时间:
2006-04-01
影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
Sykes, BD
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作者:
Blumenschein, TMA;Stone, DB;Sykes, BD
The determination of crystal structures of the troponin complex (Takeda et al. 2003. Nature. 424: 35-41; Vinogradova et al. 2005. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 102: 5038-5043) has advanced knowledge of the regulation of muscle contraction at the molecular level. However, there are domains important for actin binding that are not visualized. We present evidence that the C-terminal region of troponin I (TnI residues 135-182) is flexible in solution and has no stable secondary structure. We use NMR spectroscopy to observe the backbone dynamics of skeletal [(2)H, (13)C, (15)N]-TnI in the troponin complex in the presence of Ca(2+) or EGTA/Mg(2+). Residues in this region give stronger signals than the remainder of TnI, and chemical shift index values indicate little secondary structure, suggesting a very flexible region. This is confirmed by NMR relaxation measurements. Unlike TnC and other regions of TnI in the complex, the C-terminal region of TnI is not affected by Ca(2+) binding. Relaxation measurements and reduced spectral density analysis are consistent with the C-terminal region of TnI being a tethered domain connected to the rest of the troponin complex by a flexible linker, residues 137-146, followed by a collapsed region with at most nascent secondary structure.