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Query: EC:3.6.4.1 (myosin ATPase)
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Some properties of creatine kinase were investigated in a two-enzyme system, myosin ATPase-creatine kinase. A rise in the creatine activity in the presence of native myosin was demonstrated. The addition of proteolytic fragments of myosin caused a similar effect. Thermostability of creatine kinase in the presence of native myosin increased. Blocking of amino groups of myosin by TNBS had no effect on its activating capacity, but decreased its influence on thermostability of creatine kinase. Localization of the binding sites of creatine kinase on the myosin molecule is discussed in the present work.
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PMID:[Effect of myosin and its fragments on some creatine kinase properties]. 13 78

A magnetic twisting stimulator was developed based on the previously published technique of magnetic twisting cytometry. Using ligand-coated ferromagnetic microbeads, this device can apply mechanical stresses with varying amplitudes, duration, frequencies, and waveforms to specific cell surface receptors. Biochemical and biological responses of the cells to the mechanical stimulation can be assayed. Twisting integrin receptors with RGD (Arg-Gly-Asp)-containing peptide-coated beads increased endothelin-1 (ET-1) gene expression by >100%. In contrast, twisting scavenger receptors with acetylated low-density lipoprotein-coated beads or twisting HLA antigen with anti-HLA antibody-coated beads did not lead to alterations in ET-1 gene expression. In situ hybridization showed that the increase in ET-1 mRNA was localized in the cells that were stressed with the RGD-coated beads. Blocking stretch-activated ion channels with gadolinium, chelating Ca2+ with EGTA, or inhibiting tyrosine phosphorylation with genistein abolished twist-induced ET-1 mRNA elevation. Abolishing cytoskeletal tension with an inhibitor of the myosin ATPase, with an inhibitor of myosin light chain kinase, or with an actin microfilament disrupter blocked twisted-induced increases in ET-1 expression. Our results are consistent with the hypothesis that the molecular structural linkage of integrin-cytoskeleton is an important pathway for stress-induced ET-1 gene expression.
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PMID:Twisting integrin receptors increases endothelin-1 gene expression in endothelial cells. 1135 Jul 43