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Excitation contraction coupling in normal and mdx mice.

S Hollingworth1, M W Marshall, E Robson

  • 1Department of Physiological Sciences, Medical School, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

Muscle & Nerve
|January 1, 1990
PubMed
Summary

The absence of dystrophin protein in Duchenne muscular dystrophy models does not affect intramembrane charge movement during excitation-contraction coupling. This suggests dystrophin

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Area of Science:

  • Muscle physiology
  • Molecular biology
  • Biophysics

Background:

  • Dystrophin protein is absent in Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients and mdx mice.
  • Dystrophin is located at the surface membrane and triadic junction, associated with the transverse tubular membrane.
  • The triadic junction is critical for excitation-contraction (EC) coupling.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if the absence of dystrophin affects intramembrane charge movement, a key step in EC coupling.
  • To determine the role of dystrophin in the electrical properties of muscle membranes involved in EC coupling.

Main Methods:

  • Electrophysiological measurements of intramembrane charge movement.
  • Assessment of passive membrane electrical properties in muscles from mdx and normal mice.

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Main Results:

  • No significant differences were observed in intramembrane charge movements between mdx mice and normal mice.
  • Passive membrane electrical properties were also found to be similar in both groups.

Conclusions:

  • The absence of dystrophin does not alter intramembrane charge movement in EC coupling.
  • If dystrophin influences EC coupling, its role likely occurs after the charge movement step.