J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 259, Issue 15, 9544-9548, Aug, 1984

Binary interactions of troponin subunits

RH Ingraham and CA Swenson

The association constants for the formation of the binary complexes of rabbit fast skeletal muscle troponin subunits have been determined for three solution conditions: (a) 1 mM CaCl2, (b) 3 mM MgCl2 and 1 mM EGTA, and (c) 2 mM EDTA. The subunits were labeled with extrinsic fluorescence probes, either 5-(iodoacetamido)eosin (IAE) or dansylaziridine (DANZ), and the binding was detected by enhancement or quenching of the probe fluorescence. The association constant for the TnI X TnT (where TnI and TnT are the inhibitory subunit and the tropomyosin-binding subunit, respectively, of troponin) complex was measured with two different probes, IAE-TnI and IAE-TnT. The measured values were not affected by the presence of Ca2+ or Mg2+, and the mean values for the three buffer conditions are, respectively, 8.0 X 10(6) and 9.0 X 10(6) M-1 for the two probes. The association constant for TnC-TnI (where TnC is the Ca2+-binding subunit of troponin) interaction was measured with three probes, IAE-TnC, DANZ-TnC, and IAE-TnI. Values of 1.7 X 10(9), 1.2 X 10(8), and 1.0 X 10(6) M-1 were obtained, respectively, in the presence of calcium ion, in the presence of magnesium ion (no calcium), and in the absence of divalent metal ions. A mean value of 4.0 X 10(7) M-1 was obtained for the association constant of TnC X TnT using DANZ-TnC and IAE-TnC as probes in the presence of calcium or magnesium ions. A value of 4.5 X 10(6) M-1 was obtained in the absence of divalent metal ions. The results show that the presence of magnesium ion in the Ca2+-Mg2+ sites strengthens the TnC-TnI and the TnC-TnT interactions and suggest that the troponin structure would be stabilized. This likely results from the effect of magnesium ion on the Ca2+-Mg2+ domains of TnC. The presence of calcium ion in the Ca2+-specific sites provides an additional binding free energy for the TnC-TnI interaction which presumably reflects the changes in the subunit interactions required for the calcium regulatory switch.
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