Okadaic acid uncouples myosin light chain phosphorylation and tension in smooth muscle.
FEBS Lett
; 270(1-2): 219-21, 1990 Sep 17.
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Tracheal smooth muscle precontracted with carbachol relaxes upon the addition of 3 microM okadaic acid. Although cytosolic Ca2+ concentrations decrease, myosin light chain remains highly phosphorylated (50%). In smooth muscle treated with carbachol alone or carbachol plus okadaic acid 32P is incorporated into a single peptide on myosin light chain which corresponds to the site phosphorylated by myosin light chain kinase. Treatment with okadaic acid alone does not result in myosin light chain phosphorylation or tension development. These results suggest that a cellular mechanism other than myosin light chain phosphorylation can regulate contractile tension.
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Assunto principal:
Miosinas
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Fosfoproteínas Fosfatases
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Éteres Cíclicos
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Músculo Liso
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Animals
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En
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FEBS Lett
Ano de publicação:
1990
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Article