Myosin light chain kinase steady‐state kinetics: comparison of smooth muscle myosin II and nonmuscle myosin IIB as substrates
Cell Biochemistry and Function2016Vol. 34(7), pp. 469–474
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Diego B. Alcala, Brian D. Haldeman, Richard K. Brizendine, Agata K. Krenc, Josh E. Baker, Ronald S. Rock, Christine Cremo
Abstract
Phosphorylation of nonmuscle and smooth muscle myosin by myosin light chain kinase (MLCK) is required for activation of myosin's ATPase activity. In smooth muscles, nonmuscle myosin coexists with smooth muscle myosin, but the two myosins have very different chemo-mechanical properties relating to their ability to maintain force. Differences in specificity of MLCK for different myosin isoforms had not been previously investigated. We show that the MLCK prefers smooth muscle myosin by a significant factor. These data suggest that nonmuscle myosin is phosphorylated more slowly than smooth muscle myosin during a contraction cycle.
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