Mechanistic and structural basis for activation of cardiac myosin force production by omecamtiv mecarbil

Omecamtiv mecarbil (OM) is a cardiac myosin activator that is currently in clinical trials for heart failure treatment. Here, the authors give insights into its mode of action and present the crystal structure of OM bound to bovine cardiac myosin, which shows that OM stabilizes the pre-powerstroke s...

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Main Authors: Vicente J. Planelles-Herrero, James J. Hartman, Julien Robert-Paganin, Fady I. Malik, Anne Houdusse
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/e89f50badcf146dca49a24d78e0e1fa7
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Summary:Omecamtiv mecarbil (OM) is a cardiac myosin activator that is currently in clinical trials for heart failure treatment. Here, the authors give insights into its mode of action and present the crystal structure of OM bound to bovine cardiac myosin, which shows that OM stabilizes the pre-powerstroke state of myosin.