Evolutionary adaptation of muscle power output to environmental temperature: force-velocity characteristics of skinned fibres isolated from antarctic, temperate and tropical marine fish

Johnston, I.A.; Altringham, J.D.. 1985 Evolutionary adaptation of muscle power output to environmental temperature: force-velocity characteristics of skinned fibres isolated from antarctic, temperate and tropical marine fish. Pfl�gers Archiv European Journal of Physiology, 405 (2). 136-140. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00584534

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Abstract/Summary

1. Single fast fibres were isolated from the myotomal muscles of icefish (Chaenocephalus aceratus Lönnberg, Antarctica), North Sea Cod (Gadus morhua L.) and Pacific Blue Marlin (Makaira nigricans Wakiya, Hawaii). Fibres were chemically skinned with the non-ionic detergent Brij-58. 2. Maximum tensions (Po, kN m−2) developed at the characteristic body temperature of each species are 231 for icefish (−1°C), 187 for cod (8°C) and 156 for marlin (20°C). At 0°CPo is 7 times higher for fibres from the icefish than from the marlin. 3. Fibres from icefish and cod failed to relax completely following activations at temperatures above approximately 12°C. The resultant post-contraction force is associated with a proportional increase in stiffness, suggesting the formation of a population of Ca-insensitive cross bridges. 4. At 0°C there is little interspecific variation in unloaded contraction velocity (Vmax) among the three species.Vmax (muscle lengths s−1) at normal body temperatures are 0.9 for icefish (−1°C), 1.0 for cod (8°C) and 3.4 for marlin (20°C). 5. The force-velocity (P-V) relationship becomes progressively more curved with increasing temperature for all three species. 6. Maximum power output for the fast muscle fibres from the Antarctic species at −1°C is around 60% of that of the tropical fish at 20°C. Evolutionary temperature compensation of muscle power output appears largely to involve differences in the ability of cross bridges to generate force.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00584534
ISSN:	0031-6768
Additional Keywords:	muscle, temperature, mechanics, forcevelocity, skinned fibres, Antarctic fish
NORA Subject Terms:	Biology and Microbiology
Date made live:	21 May 2019 08:06 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/523392

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00584534

ISSN:

0031-6768

Additional Keywords:

muscle, temperature, mechanics, forcevelocity, skinned fibres, Antarctic fish

NORA Subject Terms:

Biology and Microbiology

Date made live:

21 May 2019 08:06 +0 (UTC)