Localization of Cys133 of rabbit skeletal troponin-I with respect to troponin-C by resonance energy transfer

Biophysical Journal
Y LuoT Tao

Abstract

We have used the technique of resonance energy transfer in conjunction with distance geometry analysis to localize Cys133 of troponin-I (TnI) with respect to troponin-C (TnC) in the ternary troponin complex and the binary TnC.TnI complex in the presence and absence of Ca2+. Cys133 of TnI was chosen because our previous work has shown that the region of TnI containing this residue undergoes Ca2+-dependent movements between actin and TnC, and may play an important role in the regulatory function of troponin. For this purpose, a TnI mutant with a single Cys at position 133, and TnC mutants, each with a single Cys at positions 5, 12, 21, 41, 49, 89, 98, 133, and 158, were constructed by site-directed mutagenesis. The distances between TnI Cys133 and each of the nine residues in TnC were then measured. Using a least-squares minimization procedure, we determined the position of TnI Cys133 in the coordinate system of the crystal structure of TnC. Our results show that in the presence of Ca2+, TnI Cys133 is located near residue 12 beneath the N-terminal lobe of TnC, and moves away by 12.6 A upon the removal of Ca2+. TnI Cys133 and the region of TnC that undergoes major change in conformation in response to Ca2+ are located roughly on o...Continue Reading

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