Left Ventricular and Myocardial Function in Mice Expressing Constitutively Pseudophosphorylated Cardiac Troponin I
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Abstract
RATIONALE: Protein kinase (PK)C-induced phosphorylation of cardiac troponin (cTn)I has been shown to regulate cardiac contraction. OBJECTIVE: Characterize functional effects of increased PKC-induced cTnI phosphorylation and identify underlying mechanisms using a transgenic mouse model (cTnI(PKC-P)) expressing mutant cTnI (S43E, S45E, T144E). METHODS AND RESULTS: Two-dimensional gel analysis showed 7.2+/-0.5% replacement of endogenous cTnI with the mutant form. Experiments included: mechanical measurements (perfused isolated hearts, isolated papillary muscles, and skinned fiber preparations), biochemical and molecular biological measurements, and a mathematical model-based analysis for integrative interpretation. Compared to wild-type mice, cTnI(PKC-P) mice exhibited negative inotropy in isolated hearts (14% decrease in peak developed pressure), papillary muscles (53% decrease in maximum developed force), and skinned fibers (14% decrease in maximally activated force, F(max)). Additionally, cTnI(PKC-P) mice exhibited slowed relaxation in both isolated hearts and intact papillary muscles. The cTnI(PKC-P) mice showed no differences in calcium sensitivity, cooperativity, steady-state force-MgATPase relationship, calcium transient (amplitude and relaxation), or baseline phosphorylation of other myofilamental proteins. The model-based analysis revealed that experimental observations in cTnI(PKC-P) mice could be reproduced by 2 simultaneous perturbations: a decrease in the rate of cross-bridge formation and an increase in calcium-independent persistence of the myofilament active state. CONCLUSIONS: A modest increase in PKC-induced cTnI phosphorylation ( approximately 7%) can significantly alter cardiac muscle contraction: negative inotropy via decreased cross-bridge formation and negative lusitropy via persistence of myofilament active state. Based on our data and data from the literature we speculate that effects of PKC-mediated cTnI phosphorylation are site-specific (S43/S45 versus T144).
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Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category
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| Metaresearch | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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