Table 1.

Common experimental solutions

SolutionComposition (mM)Reference
Relaxing Kprop (170), magnesium acetate (2.5), MOPS (20), K2EGTA (5), and Na2ATP (2.5) (Hessel et al., 2019) 
Washing Kprop (185), magnesium acetate (2.5), MOPS (20), and Na2ATP (2.5) (Hessel et al., 2019) 
Activating Kprop (170), magnesium acetate (2.5), MOPS (10), Na2ATP (2.5), and different proportions of CaEGTA and K2EGTA to obtain target pCa (Hessel et al., 2019) 
Relaxing KCl (100), imidazole (10), MgCl2 (1), EGTA (2), and Na2ATP (4.46) (Jee and Lim 2016) 
Activating BES (40), CaCO3-EGTA (10), MgCl2 (6.29), Na2ATP (6.12), and Kprop (45.3); free Ca2+ set to pCa 4.0 (Jee and Lim, 2016) 
Relaxing BES (40), EGTA (10), MgCl2 (6.56), Na2ATP (5.88), Kprop (46.35), and DTT (1) (Tonino et al., 2017) 
Activating BES (40), CaCO3-EGTA (10), MgCl2 (6.29), Na2ATP (6.12), Kprop (45.3), and DTT (1) (Tonino et al., 2017) 
Relaxing KCl (100), imidazole (20), MgATP (4), EGTA (2), and free Mg2+ (1) (Fitzsimons et al., 2001) 
Activating KCl (79.2), imidazole (20), EGTA (7), MgATP (4), and free Mg2+ (1); free Ca2+ set to pCa 9.0-4.5 (Fitzsimons et al., 2001) 
Activating Imidazole (20), EGTA (7), MgATP (4); free Mg2+ (1), and KCl; free Ca2+ set to pCa 4.5-9.0 (Ochala et al., 2011) 
Rigor KCL (60), MgCl2 (5), MOPS (10), and EGTA (1) (Suzuki and Ishiwata, 2011) 
Relaxing TES (100), MgCl2 (7.7), Na2ATP (5.44), EGTA (25), Na2CP (19.11), and GSH (10) (Linari et al., 2007) 
Washing TES (100), MgCl2 (6.93), Na2ATP (5.45), EGTA (0.1), Na2CP (19.49), HDTA (24.9), and GSH (10) (Linari et al., 2007) 
Activation TES (100), MgCl2 (6.76), Na2ATP (5.49), Na2CP (19.49), GSH (10), and CaEGTA (25) (Linari et al., 2007) 
Rigor TES (100), MgCl2 (3.22), EGTA (53), and GSH 10 (Linari et al., 2007) 
SolutionComposition (mM)Reference
Relaxing Kprop (170), magnesium acetate (2.5), MOPS (20), K2EGTA (5), and Na2ATP (2.5) (Hessel et al., 2019) 
Washing Kprop (185), magnesium acetate (2.5), MOPS (20), and Na2ATP (2.5) (Hessel et al., 2019) 
Activating Kprop (170), magnesium acetate (2.5), MOPS (10), Na2ATP (2.5), and different proportions of CaEGTA and K2EGTA to obtain target pCa (Hessel et al., 2019) 
Relaxing KCl (100), imidazole (10), MgCl2 (1), EGTA (2), and Na2ATP (4.46) (Jee and Lim 2016) 
Activating BES (40), CaCO3-EGTA (10), MgCl2 (6.29), Na2ATP (6.12), and Kprop (45.3); free Ca2+ set to pCa 4.0 (Jee and Lim, 2016) 
Relaxing BES (40), EGTA (10), MgCl2 (6.56), Na2ATP (5.88), Kprop (46.35), and DTT (1) (Tonino et al., 2017) 
Activating BES (40), CaCO3-EGTA (10), MgCl2 (6.29), Na2ATP (6.12), Kprop (45.3), and DTT (1) (Tonino et al., 2017) 
Relaxing KCl (100), imidazole (20), MgATP (4), EGTA (2), and free Mg2+ (1) (Fitzsimons et al., 2001) 
Activating KCl (79.2), imidazole (20), EGTA (7), MgATP (4), and free Mg2+ (1); free Ca2+ set to pCa 9.0-4.5 (Fitzsimons et al., 2001) 
Activating Imidazole (20), EGTA (7), MgATP (4); free Mg2+ (1), and KCl; free Ca2+ set to pCa 4.5-9.0 (Ochala et al., 2011) 
Rigor KCL (60), MgCl2 (5), MOPS (10), and EGTA (1) (Suzuki and Ishiwata, 2011) 
Relaxing TES (100), MgCl2 (7.7), Na2ATP (5.44), EGTA (25), Na2CP (19.11), and GSH (10) (Linari et al., 2007) 
Washing TES (100), MgCl2 (6.93), Na2ATP (5.45), EGTA (0.1), Na2CP (19.49), HDTA (24.9), and GSH (10) (Linari et al., 2007) 
Activation TES (100), MgCl2 (6.76), Na2ATP (5.49), Na2CP (19.49), GSH (10), and CaEGTA (25) (Linari et al., 2007) 
Rigor TES (100), MgCl2 (3.22), EGTA (53), and GSH 10 (Linari et al., 2007) 

Recipes common in the field. Omitted is the addition of creatine phosphate (∼15 mM) and creatine kinase (400–500 U/ml), which is typically added to all but rigor solutions to replenished ATP; however, for experiments <2 h, we find >2.5 mM ATP lasts without problem. Finally, the addition of protease inhibitors to all solutions can limit protein degradation (see text). All solutions can be set to a pH 7–7.1 at the experimental temperature. BES, N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-aminoethanesulfonic acid; EGTA, ethylene glycol bis (β-aminoethyl ether)-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid; CrP, creatine phosphate; CK, creatine kinase; GSH, glutathione; DTT, dithiothreitol; HDTA, 1,6-diaminohexane-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid; MOPS, 3-(N-morpholino)propanesulfonic acid; TES, N-[Tris(hydroxymethyl)methyl]-2-aminoethanesulfonic acid; Kprop, potassium propionate.

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