Michelle S Parvatiyar1, Jose Renato Pinto2. 1. Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA. 2. Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA. Electronic address: jose.pinto@med.fsu.edu.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Dilated and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy mutations in troponin can blunt effects of protein kinase A (PKA) phosphorylation of cardiac troponin I (cTnI), decreasing myofilament Ca2+-sensitivity; however this effect has never been tested for restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) mutants. This study explores whether an RCM cardiac troponin T mutant (cTnT-ΔE96) interferes with convergent PKA regulation and if TnT instability contributes to greatly enhanced Ca2+-sensitivity in skinned fibers. METHODS: Force of contraction in skinned cardiac porcine fiber and spectroscopic studies were performed. RESULTS: A decrease of -0.26 and -0.25 pCa units in Ca2+-sensitivity of contraction after PKA incubation was observed for skinned fibers incorporated with WT or cTnT-ΔE96, respectively. To further assess whether cTnT-ΔE96 interferes solely with transmission of cTnI phosphorylation effects, skinned fibers were reconstituted with PKA pseudo-phosphorylated cTnI (cTnI-SS/DD.cTnC). Fibers displaced with cTnT-WT, reconstituted with cTnI-SS/DD.cTnC decreased Ca2+-sensitivity of force (pCa50=5.61) compared to control cTnI-WT.cTnC (pCa50=5.75), similarly affecting cTnT-ΔE96 (pCa50=6.03) compared to control \cTnI-WT.cTnC (pCa50=6.14). Fluorescence studies measuring cTnC(IAANS) Ca2+-affinity changes due to cTnT-ΔE96 indicated that higher complexity (thin filament) better recapitulates skinned fiber Ca2+ sensitive changes. Circular dichroism revealed reduced α-helicity and earlier thermal unfolding for cTnT-ΔE96 compared to WT. CONCLUSIONS: Although ineffective in decreasing myofilament Ca2+-sensitivity to normal levels, cTnT-ΔE96 does not interfere with PKA cTnI phosphorylation mediated effects; 2) cTnT-ΔE96 requires actin to increase cTnC Ca2+-affinity; and 3) deletion of E96 reduces cTnT stability, likely disrupting crucial thin filament interactions. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE: The pathological effect of cTnT-ΔE96 is largely manifested by dramatic myofilament Ca2+-sensitization which still persists even after PKA phosphorylation mediated Ca2+-desensitization.
BACKGROUND: Dilated and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy mutations in troponin can blunt effects of protein kinase A (PKA) phosphorylation of cardiac troponin I (cTnI), decreasing myofilament Ca2+-sensitivity; however this effect has never been tested for restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) mutants. This study explores whether an RCM cardiac troponin T mutant (cTnT-ΔE96) interferes with convergent PKA regulation and if TnT instability contributes to greatly enhanced Ca2+-sensitivity in skinned fibers. METHODS: Force of contraction in skinned cardiac porcine fiber and spectroscopic studies were performed. RESULTS: A decrease of -0.26 and -0.25 pCa units in Ca2+-sensitivity of contraction after PKA incubation was observed for skinned fibers incorporated with WT or cTnT-ΔE96, respectively. To further assess whether cTnT-ΔE96 interferes solely with transmission of cTnI phosphorylation effects, skinned fibers were reconstituted with PKA pseudo-phosphorylated cTnI (cTnI-SS/DD.cTnC). Fibers displaced with cTnT-WT, reconstituted with cTnI-SS/DD.cTnC decreased Ca2+-sensitivity of force (pCa50=5.61) compared to control cTnI-WT.cTnC (pCa50=5.75), similarly affecting cTnT-ΔE96 (pCa50=6.03) compared to control \cTnI-WT.cTnC (pCa50=6.14). Fluorescence studies measuring cTnC(IAANS) Ca2+-affinity changes due to cTnT-ΔE96 indicated that higher complexity (thin filament) better recapitulates skinned fiber Ca2+ sensitive changes. Circular dichroism revealed reduced α-helicity and earlier thermal unfolding for cTnT-ΔE96 compared to WT. CONCLUSIONS: Although ineffective in decreasing myofilament Ca2+-sensitivity to normal levels, cTnT-ΔE96 does not interfere with PKA cTnI phosphorylation mediated effects; 2) cTnT-ΔE96 requires actin to increase cTnCCa2+-affinity; and 3) deletion of E96 reduces cTnT stability, likely disrupting crucial thin filament interactions. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE: The pathological effect of cTnT-ΔE96 is largely manifested by dramatic myofilament Ca2+-sensitization which still persists even after PKA phosphorylation mediated Ca2+-desensitization.
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