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  • Title: Obscurin determines the architecture of the longitudinal sarcoplasmic reticulum.
    Author: Lange S, Ouyang K, Meyer G, Cui L, Cheng H, Lieber RL, Chen J.
    Journal: J Cell Sci; 2009 Aug 01; 122(Pt 15):2640-50. PubMed ID: 19584095.
    Abstract:
    The giant protein obscurin is thought to link the sarcomere with the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR). The N-terminus of obscurin interacts with the M-band proteins titin and myomesin, whereas the C-terminus mediates interactions with ankyrin proteins. Here, we investigate the importance of obscurin for SR architecture and organization. Lack of obscurin in cross-striated muscles leads to changes in longitudinal SR architecture and disruption of small ankyrin-1.5 (sAnk1.5) expression and localization. Changes in SR architecture in obscurin knockout mice are also associated with alterations in several SR or SR-associated proteins, such as ankyrin-2 and beta-spectrin. Finally, obscurin knockout mice display centralized nuclei in skeletal muscles as a sign of mild myopathy, but have normal sarcomeric structure and preserved muscle function.
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