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Myosin light
chain kinase,
smooth muscle
Adenylate
cyclase type 9
PKA complex
PKA complex
Protein kinase
C
Beta-1
adrenergic
receptor
G protein
complex
Myosin LC-P
Myosin light
chain 3
Inositol 1,4,5-
trisphosphate
receptor type 1
Voltage-
dependent
L-type calcium
channel subunit
beta-1
Voltage-
dependent
L-type calcium
channel subunit
alpha-1C
Myosin light
chain
phosphatase
Calmodulin
Intermediate
conductance
calcium-
activated
potassium
channel protein
4
Phospholipase C
Guanine
nucleotide-
binding protein
alpha
Calmodulin
Guanine
nucleotide-
binding protein
G(I)/G(S)/G(T)
subunit beta-1
Guanine
nucleotide-
binding protein
G(I)/G(S)/G(O)
subunit
gamma-12
Voltage-
dependent
calcium channel
subunit
alpha-2/delta-1
Carteolol
Ca
+
Ca
+
K
+
K
+
Ca
+
GDP
GTP
ATP
cAMP
Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate
Phosphatidylinositol
4,5-bisphosphate
Diacylglycerol
GTP
Calcium
Ca
+
Muscle
Contraction
Muscle
Relaxation
Magnesium
Calcium
Manganese
Sarcoplasmic Reticulum
Cytosol
Ciliary Smooth Muscle Cell
Carteolol, administered as
an eye drop, antagonizes the
beta-1 adrenergic receptor.
Since the beta-1 adrenergic
receptor is antagonized, it
does not activated the G(s)
signalling cascade.
Inactivated PKA does not
phosphorylate calcium
activated potassium channels
causing potassium influx and
promoting depolarization.
Inactivated PKA does not
phosphorylate phospholipase
C, allowing for activation
of the L-type calcium
channels.
There is an overall increase
in calcium levels in the
cytosol.
Increased calcium binds
readily to calmodulin.
The calcium calmodulin
complex is able to activate
myosin light chain kinase
allowing for a high
concentration of myosin LC-P
and subsequently, smooth
muscle contraction.
Myosin binds to actin
causing the sarcomere
filaments to slide resulting
in muscle contraction.
Actin Filament
Myosin Filament