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. 2011 Jan 21;286(12):9921–9927. doi: 10.1074/jbc.R110.175489

TABLE 1.

ROS-induced modifications of cardiac sarcomeric proteins

Protein Modification type Major target site Functional effect Ref.
Actin Oxidation Cys374 ↓Myosin ATPase activity 11
↓Actin filament sliding velocity 12
↑F-actin depolymerization 13
↓Tm-actin binding 10
↓Maximum force 13
Tyr ↓Contractile function 20, 22, 96

α-Actinin Oxidation Tyr ↓Longitudinal force transmission 21

Desmin Oxidation Cys ↓Proteasome degradation 18, 19
↑Aggregate formation 18, 19
↑Myofibrillar disarray 18, 19
Tyr ↓Contractile function 22

MHC Oxidation Cys697/Cys707 ↑Myosin inhibition 8, 10
↓Maximum force 7, 9, 10
Tyr ↓Contractile function 20

cMyBP-C Oxidation Cys, Tyr ↓Contractile function 9, 20
Phosphorylation Ser302 (PKA, PKCϵ, PKCδ, PKD) ↓Thin-thick filament interactions, ↑force generation 32, 39, 40

Titin Oxidation N2-B Cys ↓Extensibility 16
↑Passive tension 16
Phosphorylation Ser469 (PKA, PKG) ↓Passive tension 41, 42
Ser11878/Ser12022 (PKCα) ↑Passive tension 43

Tm Oxidation Cys190 ↓Contractile function 11, 14
↓Flexibility 13, 15
↓Binding to actin 14
↓Assembly of actin·Tm complexes 15
Tyr ↓Contractile function 20, 22

cTnI Phosphorylation Ser23/Ser24 (PKA, PKC, PKG, PKD, p90RSK) ↑Ca2+ dissociation from TnC 2332
↓Ca2+ sensitivity
↑Rate of relaxation
Ser43/Ser45 (PKC) ↓Maximal force 33
Thr144 (PKCβ, tyrosine-phosphorylated PKCδ, Mst1) ↑Myofilament Ca2+ sensitivity 28
Thr32/Thr52/Thr130 (Mst1) Altered conformation 71
Ser151 (PAK-3) ↑Myofilament Ca2+ sensitivity 23

cTnT Oxidation Tyr ↓Contractile function 22
Phosphorylation Thr206 (PKC, Raf) ↓Maximal force 34, 36
↓Myofilament Ca2+ sensitivity
Thr197/Ser201 (PKC, ASK-1) May exacerbate the effect of Thr206 34, 37
Ser274/Thr287 (PKC) May exacerbate the effect of Thr206 34, 36