Chaperone-mediated reversible inhibition of the sarcomeric myosin power stroke

Paul Nicholls, Paul J. Bujalowski, Henry F. Epstein, Darren F. Boehning, José M. Barral, Andres F. Oberhauser

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    Abstract

    Molecular chaperones are required for successful folding and assembly of sarcomeric myosin in skeletal and cardiac muscle. Here, we show that the chaperone UNC-45B inhibits the actin translocation function of myosin. Further, we show that Hsp90, another chaperone involved in sarcomere development, allows the myosin to resume actin translocation. These previously unknown activities may play a key role in sarcomere development, preventing untimely myosin powerstrokes from disrupting the precise alignment of the sarcomere until it has formed completely.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)3977-3981
    Number of pages5
    JournalFEBS Letters
    Volume588
    Issue number21
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Nov 3 2014

    Keywords

    • Actin-translocation
    • Chaperone
    • Hsp90
    • UNC-45

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Biophysics
    • Structural Biology
    • Biochemistry
    • Molecular Biology
    • Genetics
    • Cell Biology

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