Compartmentation of high-energy phosphates in resting and working rat skeletal muscle.
Biochim Biophys Acta
; 764(2): 117-24, 1984 Feb 27.
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ABSTRACT
The subcellular distribution of high-energy phosphates in various types of skeletal muscle of the rat was analysed by subfractionation of tissues in non-aqueous solvents. Different glycolytic and oxidative capacities were calculated from the ratio of phosphoglycerate kinase and citrate synthase activities, ranging from 25 in m. soleus to 130 in m. tensor fasciae latae. In the resting state, the subcellular contents of ATP, creatine phosphate and creatine were similar in m. soleus, m. vastus intermedius, m. gastrocnemius and m. tensor fasciae latae but, significantly, a higher extramitochondrial ADP-content was found in m. soleus. A similar observation was made in isometrically and isotonically working m. gastrocnemius. The extramitochondrial, bound ADP accounted fully for actin-binding sites in resting fast-twitch muscles, but an excess of bound ADP was found in m. soleus and working m. gastrocnemius. The amount of non-actin-bound ADP reached maximal values of approx. 1.2 nmol/mg total protein. It could not be enhanced further by prolonged isotonic stimulation or by increased isometric force development. It is suggested that non-actin-bound ADP is accounted for by actomyosin-ADP complexes generated during the contraction cycle. Binding of extramitochondrial ADP to actomyosin complexes in working muscles thus acts as a buffer for cytosolic ADP in addition to the creatine system, maintaining a high cytosolic phosphorylation potential also at increasing rates of ATP hydrolysis during muscle contraction.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Fosfocreatina
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Difosfato de Adenosina
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Trifosfato de Adenosina
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Músculos
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1984
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Article