Structural and functional studies on Troponin I and Troponin C interactions |
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Authors: | Ngai S M Pearlstone J R Farah C S Reinach F C Smillie L B Hodges R S |
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Affiliation: | Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H7, Canada. smngai@cuhk.edu.hk |
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Abstract: | Troponin I (TnI) peptides (TnI inhibitory peptide residues 104-115, Ip; TnI regulatory peptide resides 1-30, TnI1-30), recombinant Troponin C (TnC) and Troponin I mutants were used to study the structural and functional relationship between TnI and TnC. Our results reveal that an intact central D/E helix in TnC is required to maintain the ability of TnC to release the TnI inhibition of the acto-S1-TM ATPase activity. Ca(2+)-titration of the TnC-TnI1-30 complex was monitored by circular dichroism. The results show that binding of TnI1-30 to TnC caused a three-folded increase in Ca(2+) affinity in the high affinity sites (III and IV) of TnC. Gel electrophoresis and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) studies demonstrate that the sequences of the N- and C-terminal regions of TnI interact in an anti-parallel fashion with the corresponding N- and C-domain of TnC. Our results also indicate that the N- and C-terminal domains of TnI which flank the TnI inhibitory region (residues 104 to 115) play a vital role in modulating the Ca(2+)- sensitive release of the TnI inhibitory region by TnC within the muscle filament. A modified schematic diagram of the TnC/TnI interaction is proposed. |
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Keywords: | Troponin Tnl‐TnC interaction peptide |
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