Calcium‐activated force responses in fast‐ and slow‐twitch skinned muscle fibres of the rat at different temperatures.

Stephenson, D. George; Williams, D. A.

doi:10.1113/jphysiol.1981.sp013825

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“…Thus, under physiological conditions, the cross-bridge contributions in ramps will be roughly twice as high. A reduced number of available binding sites might cause the decrease in isometric forces [68]. Depending on the so far unclear mechanism of titin-actin binding [63], such a reduction in available binding sites might hamper the ability of fibres to produce non-cross-bridge force in eccentric contractions [15,16].…”

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The active force–length relationship is invisible during extensive eccentric contractions in skinned skeletal muscle fibres

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In contrast to experimentally observed progressive forces in eccentric contractions, cross-bridge and sliding-filament theories of muscle contraction predict that varying myofilament overlap will lead to increases and decreases in active force during eccentric contractions. Non-cross-bridge contributions potentially explain the progressive total forces. However, it is not clear whether underlying abrupt changes in the slope of the nonlinear forcelength relationship are visible in long isokinetic stretches, and in which proportion cross-bridges and non-cross-bridges contribute to muscle force. Here, we show that maximally activated single skinned rat muscle fibres behave (almost across the entire working range) like linear springs. The force slope is about three times the maximum isometric force per optimal length. Cross-bridge and non-cross-bridge contributions to the muscle force were investigated using an actomyosin inhibitor. The experiments revealed a nonlinear progressive contribution of non-cross-bridge forces and suggest a nonlinear cross-bridge contribution similar to the active force-length relationship (though with increased optimal length and maximum isometric force). The linear muscle behaviour might significantly reduce the control effort. Moreover, the observed slight increase in slope with initial length is in accordance with current models attributing the non-cross-bridge force to titin.

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The active force–length relationship is invisible during extensive eccentric contractions in skinned skeletal muscle fibres

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“…Solutions for skinned fiber experiments (Table 1) were prepared according to previously published methods (42). Solutions I and II were mixed in varying proportions to give activating solutions in the pCa (Ϫlog 10 …”

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Denervation produces different single fiber phenotypes in fast- and slow-twitch hindlimb muscles of the rat

Patterson

Stephenson²,

Stephenson³

2006

American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology

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son. Denervation produces different single fiber phenotypes in fast-and slow-twitch hindlimb muscles of the rat. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 291: C518 -C528, 2006. First published April 12, 2006 doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00013.2006.-Using a single, mechanically skinned fiber approach, we tested the hypothesis that denervation (0 to 50 days) of skeletal muscles that do not overlap in fiber type composition [extensor digitorum longus (EDL) and soleus (SOL) muscles of Long-Evans hooded rats] leads to development of different fiber phenotypes. Denervation (50 day) was accompanied by 1) a marked increase in the proportion of hybrid IIB/D fibers (EDL) and I/IIA fibers (SOL) from 30% to Ͼ75% in both muscles, and a corresponding decrease in the proportion of pure fibers expressing only one myosin heavy chain (MHC) isoform; 2) complex muscle-and fiber-type specific changes in sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca 2ϩ -loading level at physiological pCa ϳ7.1, with EDL fibers displaying more consistent changes than SOL fibers; 3) decrease by ϳ50% in specific force of all fiber types; 4) decrease in sensitivity to Ca 2ϩ , particularly for SOL fibers (by ϳ40%); 5) decrease in the maximum steepness of the force-pCa curves, particularly for the hybrid I/IIA SOL fibers (by ϳ35%); and 6) increased occurrence of biphasic behavior with respect to Sr 2ϩ activation in SOL fibers, indicating the presence of both slow and fast troponin C isoforms. No fiber types common to the two muscles were detected at any time points (day 7, 21, and 50) after denervation. The results provide strong evidence that not only neural factors, but also the intrinsic properties of a muscle fiber, influence the structural and functional properties of a particular muscle cell and explain important functional changes induced by denervation at both whole muscle and single cell levels. mechanically skinned fibers; myosin heavy chain isoforms; lineage; sarcoplasmic reticulum; Ca 2ϩ and Sr 2ϩ sensitivity; Long-Evans hooded rat MAMMALIAN SKELETAL MUSCLE fibers display a broad spectrum of structural and functional characteristics determined by the complement of homologous, but not identical, molecular structures involved in the excitation-contraction-relaxation cycle (33,34,41). Cross-innervation (4, 6), denervation (16,17,26,28,37), and chronic low-frequency stimulation (7,20,33,34) experiments have produced compelling evidence that the pattern of neural stimulation plays a crucial role in determining the functional and/or structural properties of skeletal muscle (38). However, neural control of fiber phenotype does not extend to the entire complement of cellular structures responsible for muscle fiber function, as demonstrated by crossinnervation studies. For example, when the extensor digitorum longus (EDL) muscle of the rat, a typically fast-twitch muscle, was cross-innervated by the nerve of the soleus (SOL) muscle, a typically slow-twitch muscle, the twitch time course of the cross-innervated muscle remained considerably faster than the twitch of the typical SOL muscle, even 16 ...

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“…For example, in locomotory muscle, compared with slow twitch fibers, fast twitch fibers have a faster myosin with a higher maximum velocity of shortening (Vm,,) (2, 3), a greater content of sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR), and its associated Ca2+ pumps (4, 5), a different isoform of the SR Ca2+ pump (SERCAl in fast versus SERCA2 in slow) (6, 7) and a greater concentration of parvalbumin (a soluble protein that binds both calcium and magnesium) (5, 8). There is also evidence that fast fibers have a briefer myoplasmic free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]) transient (9, 10) and less sensitive force-pCa relationship (11,12).To understand the physiological modifications that underlie very rapid contractions, we have studied two of the fastest vertebrate muscles known. Both of these "sonic" muscles are used to produce sounds at the frequency at which the muscle contracts.…”

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The whistle and the rattle: the design of sound producing muscles.

Rome

Syme

Hollingworth

et al. 1996

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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Vertebrate sound producing muscles often operate at frequencies exceeding 100 Hz, making them the fastest vertebrate muscles. Like other vertebrate muscle, these sonic muscles are "synchronous," necessitating that calcium be released and resequestered by the sarcoplasmic reticulum during each contraction cycle. Thus to operate at such high frequencies, vertebrate sonic muscles require extreme adaptations. We have found that to generate the "boatwhistle" mating call , the swimbladder muscle fibers of toadfish have evolved (i) a large and very fast calcium transient, (ii) a fast crossbridge detachment rate, and (iii) probably a fast kinetic off-rate of Ca2+ from troponin. The fi'bers of the shaker muscle of rattlesnakes have independently evolved similar traits, permitting tail rattling at '90 Hz.sients-in fact the largest and fastest ever recorded. However, our results showed that a fast Ca2+ transient alone is not sufficient for high frequency operation. By measuring Vmax, an index of crossbridge detachment rate, and the force-pCa relationship in skinned fibers, a possible index of troponin kinetics, we found that rapid activation and relaxation likely also require a modification of the crossbridge kinetic rate, and probably a modification of the kinetics of Ca2+-troponin binding. In reaching these conclusions, we first compared the above measurements in three fiber types from toadfish, ranging from slow twitch swimming fibers to the superfast twitch swimbladder fibers. We then compared the properties of rattlesnake shaker fibers with those of swimbladder.Skeletal muscle fibers perform a wide range of activities, and different fiber types are accordingly designed to operate at different speeds and frequencies (1). A number of modifications appear to underlie this diversity. For example, in locomotory muscle, compared with slow twitch fibers, fast twitch fibers have a faster myosin with a higher maximum velocity of shortening (Vm,,) (2, 3), a greater content of sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR), and its associated Ca2+ pumps (4, 5), a different isoform of the SR Ca2+ pump (SERCAl in fast versus SERCA2 in slow) (6, 7) and a greater concentration of parvalbumin (a soluble protein that binds both calcium and magnesium) (5, 8). There is also evidence that fast fibers have a briefer myoplasmic free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]) transient (9, 10) and less sensitive force-pCa relationship (11,12).To understand the physiological modifications that underlie very rapid contractions, we have studied two of the fastest vertebrate muscles known. Both of these "sonic" muscles are used to produce sounds at the frequency at which the muscle contracts. The "boatwhistle" mating call of the male toadfish (Opsanus tau) is generated by '200 Hz contractions (25°C) of the muscles encircling the fish's gas-filled swimbladder (13-15). The familiar "rattle" of the venomous western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) is generated by "90 Hz contractions (35°C) of the shaker muscles at the base of the tail (16-19). The operational frequ...

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Calcium‐activated force responses in fast‐ and slow‐twitch skinned muscle fibres of the rat at different temperatures.

Cited by 373 publications

References 30 publications

The active force–length relationship is invisible during extensive eccentric contractions in skinned skeletal muscle fibres

The active force–length relationship is invisible during extensive eccentric contractions in skinned skeletal muscle fibres

Denervation produces different single fiber phenotypes in fast- and slow-twitch hindlimb muscles of the rat

The whistle and the rattle: the design of sound producing muscles.

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