2003
Increased Ca2+-sensitivity of the contractile apparatus in end-stage human heart failure results from altered phosphorylation of contractile proteins
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Cardiovascular Research , Volume 57 - Issue 1 p. 37- 47
Objective: The alterations in contractile proteins underlying enhanced Ca2+-sensitivity of the contractile apparatus in end-stage failing human myocardium are still not resolved. In the present study an attempt was made to reveal to what extent protein alterations contribute to the increased Ca2+-responsiveness in human heart failure. Methods: Isometric force and its Ca2+-sensitivity were studied in single left ventricular myocytes from non-failing donor (n=6) and end-stage failing (n=10) hearts. To elucidate which protein alterations contribute to the increased Ca2+-responsiveness isoform composition and phosphorylation status of contractile proteins were analysed by one- and two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and Western immunoblotting. Results: Maximal tension did not differ between myocytes obtained from donor and failing hearts, while Ca2+-sensitivity of the contractile apparatus (pCa50) was significantly higher in failing myocardium (ΔpCa50=0.17). Protein analysis indicated that neither re-expression of atrial light chain 1 and fetal troponin T (TnT) nor degradation of myosin light chains and troponin I (TnI) are responsible for the observed increase in Ca2+-responsiveness. An inverse correlation was found between pCa50 and percentage of phosphorylated myosin light chain 2 (MLC-2), while phosphorylation of MLC-1 and TnT did not differ between donor and failing hearts. Incubation of myocytes with protein kinase A decreased Ca2+-sensitivity to a larger extent in failing (ΔpCa50=0.20) than in donor (ΔpCa50=0.03) myocytes, abolishing the difference in Ca2+-responsiveness. An increased percentage of dephosphorylated TnI was found in failing hearts, which significantly correlated with the enhanced Ca2+-responsiveness. Conclusions: The increased Ca2+-responsiveness of the contractile apparatus in end-stage failing human hearts cannot be explained by a shift in contractile protein isoforms, but results from the complex interplay between changes in the phosphorylation status of MLC-2 and TnI.
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| Organisation | Department of Cardiology |
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van der Velden, J., Papp, Z., Zaremba, R., Boontje, N., de Jong, J. W., Owen, V., … Stienen, G. (2003). Increased Ca2+-sensitivity of the contractile apparatus in end-stage human heart failure results from altered phosphorylation of contractile proteins. Cardiovascular Research, 57(1), 37–47. doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(02)00606-5 |
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