Abstract
A complex of 110-kDa heavy chain and calmodulin was isolated from porcine aorta media smooth muscle and identified as myosin I. The isolated myosin I consisted of equimolar amounts of 110-kDa heavy chain and calmodulin. The addition of exogenous calmodulin to the complex revealed that a maximum of two molecules of calmodulin could be bound to the heavy chain. Isolated complex bound to F-actin in an ATP-dependent manner and its Mg(2+)-ATPase activity was activated by F-actin. In addition, it bound to phospholipid, which is a characteristic property of myosin I. Calcium ions induced a structural change, which was revealed by a difference in the cleavage pattern and for rate of cleavage by alpha-chymotrypsin. This behavior was similar to that reported for brush border myosin I [L.M. Collins and A. Bretscher (1988) J. Cell. Biol. 106, 367-373]. Calcium-dependent structural change of a complex of 110-kDa heavy chain and calmodulin was found from its solubility change at various NaCl concentrations in the presence of ATP. A complex of 116-kDa heavy chain and calmodulin, possibly another type of myosin I, was also isolated. A polyclonal antibody against the complex of 110-kDa heavy chain and calmodulin did not recognize the 116-kDa heavy chain. This result suggests that at least two types of myosin Is may exist at the protein level in porcine aorta media smooth muscle.
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