T.Zhou
et al.
(2016).
CARP interacts with titin at a unique helical N2A sequence and at the domain Ig81 to form a structured complex.
Febs Lett,
590,
3098-3110.
PubMed id: 27531639
DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.12362
The cardiac ankyrin repeat protein (CARP) is up-regulated in the myocardium
during cardiovascular disease and in response to mechanical or toxic stress.
Stress-induced CARP interacts with the N2A spring region of the titin filament
to modulate muscle compliance. We characterize the interaction between CARP and
titin-N2A and show that the binding site in titin spans the dual domain
UN2A-Ig81. We find that the unique sequence UN2A is not structurally disordered,
but that it has a stable, elongated α-helical fold that possibly acts as a
constant force spring. Our findings portray CARP/titin-N2A as a structured node
and help to rationalize the molecular basis of CARP mechanosensing in the
sarcomeric I-band.