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. 2002 Nov;83(5):2754–2766. doi: 10.1016/S0006-3495(02)75285-5

Structure and interactions of the carboxyl terminus of striated muscle alpha-tropomyosin: it is important to be flexible.

Norma J Greenfield 1, Thomas Palm 1, Sarah E Hitchcock-DeGregori 1
PMCID: PMC1302360  PMID: 12414708

Abstract

Tropomyosin (TM) binds to and regulates the actin filament. We used circular dichroism and heteronuclear NMR to investigate the secondary structure and interactions of the C terminus of striated muscle alpha-TM, a major functional determinant, using a model peptide, TM9a(251-284). The (1)H(alpha) and (13)C(alpha) chemical shift displacements show that residues 252 to 277 are alpha-helical but residues 278 to 284 are nonhelical and mobile. The (1)H(N) and (13)C' displacements suggest that residues 257 to 269 form a coiled coil. Formation of an "overlap" binary complex with a 33-residue N-terminal chimeric peptide containing residues 1 to 14 of alpha-TM perturbs the (1)H(N) and (15)N resonances of residues 274 to 284. Addition of a fragment of troponin T, TnT(70-170), to the binary complex perturbs most of the (1)H(N)-(15)N cross-peaks. In addition, there are many new cross-peaks, showing that the binding is asymmetric. Q263, in a proposed troponin T binding site, shows two sets of side-chain (15)N-(1)H cross-peaks, indicating conformational flexibility. The conformational equilibrium of the side chain changes upon formation of the binary and ternary complexes. Replacing Q263 with leucine greatly increases the stability of TM9a(251-284) and reduces its ability to form the binary and ternary complexes, showing that conformational flexibility is crucial for the binding functions of the C terminus.

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