TY - JOUR
T1 - Magnesium regulates ADP dissociation from myosin V
AU - Rosenfeld, Steven S.
AU - Houdusse, Anne
AU - Sweeney, H. Lee
PY - 2005/2/18
Y1 - 2005/2/18
N2 - Processivity in myosin V is mediated through the mechanical strain that results when both heads bind strongly to an actin filament, and this strain regulates the timing of ADP release. However, what is not known is which steps that lead to ADP release are affected by this mechanical strain. Answering this question will require determining which of the several potential pathways myosin V takes in the process of ADP release and how actin influences the kinetics of these pathways. We have addressed this issue by examining how magnesium regulates the kinetics of ADP release from myosin V and actomyosin V. Our data support a model in which actin accelerates the release of ADP from myosin V by reducing the magnesium affinity of a myosin V-MgADP intermediate. This is likely a consequence of the structural changes that actin induces in myosin to release phosphate. This effect on magnesium affinity provides a plausible explanation for how mechanical strain can alter this actin-induced acceleration. For actomyosin V, magnesium release follows phosphate release and precedes ADP release. Increasing magnesium concentration to within the physiological range would thus slow both the ATPase activity and the velocity of movement of this motor.
AB - Processivity in myosin V is mediated through the mechanical strain that results when both heads bind strongly to an actin filament, and this strain regulates the timing of ADP release. However, what is not known is which steps that lead to ADP release are affected by this mechanical strain. Answering this question will require determining which of the several potential pathways myosin V takes in the process of ADP release and how actin influences the kinetics of these pathways. We have addressed this issue by examining how magnesium regulates the kinetics of ADP release from myosin V and actomyosin V. Our data support a model in which actin accelerates the release of ADP from myosin V by reducing the magnesium affinity of a myosin V-MgADP intermediate. This is likely a consequence of the structural changes that actin induces in myosin to release phosphate. This effect on magnesium affinity provides a plausible explanation for how mechanical strain can alter this actin-induced acceleration. For actomyosin V, magnesium release follows phosphate release and precedes ADP release. Increasing magnesium concentration to within the physiological range would thus slow both the ATPase activity and the velocity of movement of this motor.
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U2 - 10.1074/jbc.M412717200
DO - 10.1074/jbc.M412717200
M3 - Article
C2 - 15579901
AN - SCOPUS:14044268874
SN - 0021-9258
VL - 280
SP - 6072
EP - 6079
JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry
JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry
IS - 7
ER -