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Thin filament interaction and Ca2+-desensitization effect of the C-terminal end peptide of cardiac troponin T and loss of function in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy mutants
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DOI:10.1016/j.yjmcc.2026.05.008.png)
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• Isolated C-terminal 14 amino acids peptide of cardiac troponin T (cTnT-C14) binds tropomyosin and F-actin. • cTnT-C14 peptide produces a Ca2+-desensitization effect on permeabilized cardiac muscle, non-additive to the effect of enhanced Tm-binding site 3 in N-terminal truncated cTnT. • cTnT-C14 peptides containing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy mutations show diminished binding to tropomyosin and F-actin and a loss of Ca2+-desensitization function. • cTnT-C14 peptide presents a novel reagent for correcting myocardial hypercontractility.
Keywords:
cTnT-C14
tropomyosin
F-actin
Ca2+-desensitization
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
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