Multistep orthophosphate release tunes actomyosin energy transduction

Luisa Moretto, Marko Ušaj, Oleg Matusovsky, Dilson E. Rassier (), Ran Friedman () and Alf Månsson ()
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Luisa Moretto: Linnaeus University
Marko Ušaj: Linnaeus University
Oleg Matusovsky: McGill University
Dilson E. Rassier: McGill University
Ran Friedman: Linnaeus University
Alf Månsson: Linnaeus University

Nature Communications, 2022, vol. 13, issue 1, 1-18

Abstract: Abstract Muscle contraction and a range of critical cellular functions rely on force-producing interactions between myosin motors and actin filaments, powered by turnover of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). The relationship between release of the ATP hydrolysis product ortophosphate (Pi) from the myosin active site and the force-generating structural change, the power-stroke, remains enigmatic despite its central role in energy transduction. Here, we present a model with multistep Pi-release that unifies current conflicting views while also revealing additional complexities of potential functional importance. The model is based on our evidence from kinetics, molecular modelling and single molecule fluorescence studies of Pi binding outside the active site. It is also consistent with high-speed atomic force microscopy movies of single myosin II molecules without Pi at the active site, showing consecutive snapshots of pre- and post-power stroke conformations. In addition to revealing critical features of energy transduction by actomyosin, the results suggest enzymatic mechanisms of potentially general relevance.

Date: 2022
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