Theoretical model of the interactions between Ca2+, calmodulin and myosin light chain kinase

FEBS Lett. 2005 Aug 15;579(20):4361-6. doi: 10.1016/j.febslet.2005.06.076.

Abstract

Active Ca2+/calmodulin (CaM)-dependent myosin light chain kinase (MLCK) plays an important role in the process of MLC phosphorylation and consecutive smooth muscle contraction. Here, we propose a mathematical model of a detailed kinetic scheme describing interactions among Ca2+, CaM and MLCK and taking into account eight different aggregates. The main model result is the prediction of the Ca2+ dependent active form of MLCK, which is in the model taken as proportional to the concentration of Ca4CaM.MLCK complex. Wegscheider's condition is additionally applied as a constraint enabling the prediction of some parameter values that have not yet been obtained by experiments.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Calcium / metabolism*
  • Calmodulin / metabolism*
  • Cations, Divalent / metabolism
  • Models, Theoretical*
  • Myosin Light Chains / metabolism
  • Myosin-Light-Chain Kinase / metabolism*
  • Phosphorylation

Substances

  • Calmodulin
  • Cations, Divalent
  • Myosin Light Chains
  • Myosin-Light-Chain Kinase
  • Calcium