Affiliation:
1. Max–Planck–Institut für medizinische Forschung, Jahnstrasse 29, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany ()
2. Department of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NJ, UK ()
Abstract
The myosin cross–bridge exists in two conformations, which differ in the orientation of a long lever arm. Since the lever arm undergoes a 60° rotation between the two conformations, which would lead to a displacement of the myosin filament of about 11nm, the transition between these two states has been associated with the elementary ‘power stroke’ of muscle. Moreover, this rotation is coupled with changes in the active site (CLOSED to OPEN), which probably enable phosphate release. The transition CLOSED to OPEN appears to be brought about by actin binding. However, kinetics shows that the binding of myosin to actin is a two–step process which affects both ATP and ADP affinity and vice versa. The structural basis of these effects is only partially explained by the presently known conformers of myosin. Therefore, additional states of the myosin cross–bridge should exist. Indeed, cryoelectron microscopy has revealed other angles of the lever arm induced by ADP binding to a smooth muscle actin–myosin complex.
Subject
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
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