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The developmental shift in contractile protein isoform expression in the rodent heart likely affects actin-myosin cross-bridge interactions. We compared the Ca2+ sensitivity for force generation and cross-bridge cycling kinetics in neonatal (postnatal days 0–3) and adult (day 84) rats. The force-pCa relationship was determined in Triton-X skinned muscle bundles activated at pCa 9.0 to 4.0. In strips maximally activated at pCa 4.0, the following parameters of cross-bridge cycling were measured: (1) rate of force redevelopment following rapid shortening and restretching (ktr); and (2) isometric stiffness at maximal activation and in rigor. The fraction of attached cross-bridges (αfs) and apparent rate constants for cross-bridge attachment (fapp) and detachment (gapp) were derived assuming a two-state model for cross-bridge cycling. Compared to the adult, the force-pCa curve for neonatal cardiac muscle was significantly shifted to the left. Neonatal cardiac muscle also displayed significantly smaller αfs, slower ktr and fapp; however, gapp was not significantly different between age groups. These data indicate that weaker force production in neonatal cardiac muscle involves, at least in part, less efficient cross-bridge cycling kinetics.
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Prakash, Y.S., Cody, M.J., Housmans, P.R. et al. Comparison of cross-bridge cycling kinetics in neonatal vs. adult rat ventricular muscle. J Muscle Res Cell Motil 20, 717–723 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005585807179
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