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To investigate the role of calmodulin in activating myosin light-chain kinase in rabbit fast skeletal muscle.

April 1, 1979Biochemical JournalOpen Access

Calmodulin and myosin light-chain kinase of rabbit fast skeletal muscle

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To investigate the role of calmodulin in activating myosin light-chain kinase in rabbit fast skeletal muscle.
Isolated calmodulin from rabbit fast skeletal muscle.
Used chromatography on a Sepharose-calmodulin affinity column to study interactions.
Compared the enzymatic activity of myosin light-chain kinase in the presence of calmodulin and other activators.
In the presence of calmodulin, myosin light-chain kinase showed 80-90% maximal activity.
Rabbit fast-skeletal-muscle calmodulin activated myosin light-chain kinase similarly to bovine brain calmodulin.
Troponin C was 10% as effective as calmodulin in activating myosin light-chain kinase.

Population

Rabbit fast skeletal muscle (preclinical model)

Intervention

Calmodulin (from rabbit fast skeletal muscle and bovine brain)

Comparator

Absence of calmodulin; Troponin C

Outcome

Activation of myosin light-chain kinasesurrogate

Calmodulin is essential for the activation of myosin light-chain kinase in rabbit fast skeletal muscle, forming a Ca2+-dependent complex.

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No immediate clinical implications from skeletal muscle data; leaves open calmodulin-MLCK mechanisms in cardiac research.

Nairn et al. (1979) studied this question.

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