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Query: Dilated cardiomyopathy mutation E525K in human beta-cardiac myosin stabilizes the interacting heads motif and super-relaxed state of myosin The auto-inhibited, super-relaxed (SRX) state of cardiac myosin is thought to be crucial for regulating contraction, relaxation, and energy conservation in the heart. We used single ATP turnover experiments to demonstrate that a dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) mutation (E525K) in human beta-cardiac myosin increases the fraction of myosin heads in the SRX state (with slow ATP turnover), especially in physiological ionic strength conditions. We also utilized FRET between a C-terminal GFP tag on the myosin tail and Cy3ATP bound to the active site of the motor domain to estimate the fraction of heads in the closed, interacting-heads motif (IHM); we found a strong correlation between the IHM and SRX state. Negative stain EM and 2D class averaging of the construct demonstrated that the E525K mutation increased the fraction of molecules adopting the IHM. Overall, our results demonstrate that the E525K DCM mutation may reduce muscle force and power by stabilizing the auto-inhibited SRX state. Our studies also provide direct evidence for a correlation between the SRX biochemical state and the IHM structural state in cardiac muscle myosin. Furthermore, the E525 residue may be implicated in crucial electrostatic interactions that modulate this conserved, auto-inhibited conformation of myosin.

Significance StatementDilated cardiomyopathy can be caused by single point mutations in cardiac muscle myosin, the motor protein that powers contraction of the myocardium. We found that the E525K DCM mutation in the cardiac myosin heavy chain stabilizes the auto-inhibited, super-relaxed state, suggesting a mechanism by which this mutation reduces muscle force and power. The E525K mutation also highlights critical electrostatic interactions important for forming the conserved, auto-inhibited conformational state of striated muscle myosins.
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