GSBS Student Publications
Title
Motor function and regulation of myosin X
GSBS Program
Biochemistry & Molecular Pharmacology
Publication Date
2001-07-18
UMMS Affiliation
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; Department of Physiology
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Life Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences
Abstract
Myosin X is a member of the diverse myosin superfamily that is ubiquitously expressed in various mammalian tissues. Although its association with actin in cells has been shown, little is known about its biochemical and mechanoenzymatic function at the molecular level. We expressed bovine myosin X containing the entire head, neck, and coiled-coil domain and purified bovine myosin X in Sf9 cells. The Mg(2+)-ATPase activity of myosin X was significantly activated by actin with low K(ATP). The actin-activated ATPase activity was reduced at Ca(2+) concentrations above pCa 5 in which 1 mol of calmodulin light chain dissociates from the heavy chain. Myosin X translocates F-actin filaments with the velocity of 0.3 microm/s with the direction toward the barbed end. The actin translocating activity was inhibited at concentrations of Ca(2+) at pCa 6 in which no calmodulin dissociation takes place, suggesting that the calmodulin dissociation is not required for the inhibition of the motility. Unlike class V myosin, which shows a high affinity for F-actin in the presence of ATP, the K(actin) of the myosin X ATPase was much higher than that of myosin V. Consistently nearly all actin dissociated from myosin X in the presence of ATP. ADP did not significantly inhibit the actin-activated ATPase activity of myosin X, suggesting that the ADP release step is not rate-limiting. These results suggest that myosin X is a nonprocessive motor. Consistently myosin X failed to support the actin translocation at low density in an in vitro motility assay where myosin V, a processive motor, supports the actin filament movement.
DOI of Published Version
10.1074/jbc.M104785200
Source
J Biol Chem. 2001 Sep 7;276(36):34348-54. Epub 2001 Jul 16. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
The Journal of biological chemistry
Related Resources
PubMed ID
11457842
Repository Citation
Homma, Kazuaki; Saito, Junya; Ikebe, Reiko; and Ikebe, Mitsuo, "Motor function and regulation of myosin X" (2001). GSBS Student Publications. 536.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/gsbs_sp/536