Atomic force microscopy study of the rabbit skeletal muscle ryanodine receptors in different functional states

Qingqing Wei, Xiaoyang Cheng, Keying Chen, Jun Hu, Minqian Li, Peihong Zhu

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Abstract

Atomic force microscope was applied to investigate the effect of extrinsic phospholipid on the structure of rabbit skeletal muscle ryanodine receptor/calcium release channel (RyR1). In addition, in the presence of extrinsic phospholipid, the height and elasticity of the RyR1s in different functional states were also measured. The results indicate: (i) most of the RyR1s showed a normal structure only in the presence of extrinsic phospholipid; (ii) treatment of the RyR1s with AMP and Ca2+ together could increase their Young's Modulus but not change their apparent height; (iii) no detectable change in either height or Young's Modulus of the RyR1s appeared, if the RyR1s were treated with other activators or inhibitors.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)225-236
Number of pages12
JournalScience in China, Series C: Life Sciences
Volume45
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Atomic force microscope
  • Elasticity
  • Ryanodine receptor/calcium release channel

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Energy
  • General Environmental Science
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • Fuel Technology
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Modeling and Simulation

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