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Biophysical Journal 43: 115-119 (1983)
© 1983 the Biophysical Society
ABSTRACT
The apparent length dependence in the calcium sensitivity of tension development in skeletal muscle has been investigated in the present study. At sarcomere lengths of 2.46-2.62 micron, the Hill plot of tension-pCa data is well fit by not one but two straight lines, suggesting the possible involvement of more than a single class of Ca2+-binding site in tension development. On the other hand, increasing the sarcomere length to 3.00-3.25 micron yielded Hill plots that were described by a single straight line, which indicates that at long lengths tension might be regulated by the binding of Ca2+ to a single class of Ca2+-binding sites, presumably the low affinity sites of TnC. This length-dependent transformation of the tension pCa relation occurred at free Mg2+ concentrations of both 0.05 and 3.2 mM. Although the mechanism of this effect is uncertain, plausible explanations for the biphasic Hill plot at the shorter lengths include the possible involvement of Ca2+ activation of the thick filaments and/or myosin LC2 phosphorylation in the process of tension development.
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