Contractile and metabolic effects of increased creatine kinase activity in mouse skeletal muscle.

The effects of increased expression of creatine kinase (CK) in skeletal muscle were studied in control and transgenic animals homozygous for expression of the B subunit of CK. CK activity was 47% higher in transgenic gastrocnemius muscle. The CK activity was distributed as follows: 45 +/- 1% MM dinner, 31 +/- 4% MB dimer, and 22 +/- 5% BB dimer. No significant differences in metabolic or contractile proteins were detected except for a 22% decrease in lactate dehydrogenase activity and a 9% decrease in adenylate kinase activity. The only significant effect in contractile activity was that the rise time of a 5-s isometric contraction was 28% faster in the transgenic muscle. 31P nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra were obtained from control and transgenic muscles during mechanical activation, and there were no NMR measurable differences detected. These results indicate that a 50% increase in CK activity due to expression of the B subunit does not have large effects on skeletal muscle metabolism or contractile function. Therefore, control muscle has sufficient CK activity to keep up with changes in cellular high-energy phosphates except during the early phase of intense contractile activity.

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