[HTML][HTML] Small angle X-ray diffraction as a tool for structural characterization of muscle disease

W Ma, TC Irving - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Small angle X-ray fiber diffraction is the method of choice for obtaining molecular level
structural information from striated muscle fibers under hydrated physiological conditions …

Exploring the connection between relaxed myosin states and the Anrep effect

V Sequeira, C Maack, GH Reil, JC Reil - Circulation Research, 2024 - Am Heart Assoc
The Anrep effect is an adaptive response that increases left ventricular contractility following
an acute rise in afterload. Although the mechanistic origin remains undefined, recent …

A research study on new energy brand users based on principal component analysis (PCA) and fusion target planning model for sustainable environment of smart …

T Wang, F Zhang, H Gu, H Hu, M Kaur - Sustainable Energy Technologies …, 2023 - Elsevier
The preservation of green environment is inevitable in order to reduce the carbon emissions
from the atmosphere. The development of infrastructure, vehicle technology and global …

Cardiac myosin filaments are directly regulated by calcium

W Ma, S Nag, H Gong, L Qi, TC Irving - Journal of General Physiology, 2022 - rupress.org
Classically, striated muscle contraction is initiated by calcium (Ca2+)-dependent structural
changes in regulatory proteins on actin-containing thin filaments, which allow the binding of …

[HTML][HTML] NEB mutations disrupt the super-relaxed state of myosin and remodel the muscle metabolic proteome in nemaline myopathy

N Ranu, J Laitila, HF Dugdale, J Mariano… - Acta neuropathologica …, 2022 - Springer
Nemaline myopathy (NM) is one of the most common non-dystrophic genetic muscle
disorders. NM is often associated with mutations in the NEB gene. Even though the exact …

Cardiac troponin T N-domain variant destabilizes the actin interface resulting in disturbed myofilament function

M Landim-Vieira, W Ma, T Song… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Missense variant Ile79Asn in human cardiac troponin T (cTnT-I79N) has been associated
with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and sudden cardiac arrest in juveniles. cTnT-I79N is …

[HTML][HTML] Muscle mechanics and thick filament activation: an emerging two-way interaction for the vertebrate striated muscle fine regulation

L Marcucci - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Contraction in striated muscle is classically described as regulated by calcium-mediated
structural changes in the actin-containing thin filaments, which release the binding sites for …

The structural OFF and ON states of myosin can be decoupled from the biochemical super-and disordered-relaxed states

VP Jani, T Song, C Gao, H Gong, S Sadayappan… - PNAS …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
There is a growing awareness that both thick-filament and classical thin-filament regulations
play central roles in modulating muscle contraction. Myosin ATPase assays have …

[HTML][HTML] The structural and functional integrities of porcine myocardium are mostly preserved by cryopreservation

W Ma, KH Lee, CE Delligatti, MT Davis… - Journal of General …, 2023 - rupress.org
Structural and functional studies of heart muscle are important to gain insights into the
physiological bases of cardiac muscle contraction and the pathological bases of heart …

Mechanisms of sarcomere protein mutation-induced cardiomyopathies

DY Barefield, A Alvarez-Arce, KN Araujo - Current cardiology reports, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The pace of identifying cardiomyopathy-associated mutations
and advances in our understanding of sarcomere function that underlies many …