| Autor: |
Ledvora, R F, Bárány, K, VanderMeulen, D L, Barron, J T, Bárány, M |
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Journal of Biological Chemistry; December 1983, Vol. 258 Issue: 23 p14080-14083, 4p |
| Abstrakt: |
Stretching to 1.7 times the resting length of porcine carotid arteries reversibly prevents active tension development by K+ or norepinephrine stimulation. The 20,000-dalton light chain of myosin was maximally phosphorylated in the stretched noncontracting muscles, equal to that in the nonstretched contracting muscles challenged with K+ or norepinephrine. These results show that the contractile event is not a prerequisite for phosphorylation. Furthermore, stretching alone also induced maximal light chain phosphorylation even in the absence of K+ or norepinephrine. The stretch-induced light chain phosphorylation was not affected by exhaustive washing of the muscle with Ca2+-free physiological salt solution, treatment of the muscle with verapamil, or by a short exposure to ethylene glycol bis(beta-aminoethyl ether)-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid (EGTA). Prolonged EGTA treatment abolished the stretch-induced light chain phosphorylation. All evidence suggests that upon stretch, Ca2+ is released from intracellular sources and this Ca2+ activates the myosin light chain kinase producing phosphorylation of the light chain. |
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