myosin is a contractile filament
titin and nebulin are structural proteins
contractile protein , Actin
-consists of 2 alpha helical strands of g-actin molecules bonded in series
-each g-actin has a binding site where the s1 fragment of the myosin cross-bridge complex binds during muscle contraction
-contractile protein, myosin
-consists of two heavy (form tail region and two cross-bridges that bind with actin to produce force) and four light chains (that influence cross-bridge cycling kinetics and therefore sarcomere contraction velocity
-contractile protein
-consists of two heavy (form tail region and two cross-bridges that bind with actin to produce force) and four light chains (that influence cross-bridge cycling kinetics and therefore sarcomere contraction velocity
Muscle contractile protein
Heart and muscle contractile fibres consist of bundles of actin polymers that slide alongside each other by the activity of the motor protein myosin and associated contractile proteins such as troponin and titin
Muscle contractile protein
Heart and muscle contractile fibres consist of bundles of actin polymers that slide alongside each other by the activity of the motor protein myosin and associated contractile proteins such as troponin and titin
regulatory proteins
proteins that help turn the muscle contraction process on and off
contractile proteins
proteins that produce force during muscle contraction
structural proteins
proteins that connect the outer layer of myofibrils to the sarcolemma, keep the actin and myosin filaments in proper alignment, and give the myofibrils their elasticity and extensibility
tropomyosin
-two per actin filament
-when muscle is relaxed, covers the myosin-head binding sites on the actin filament
troponin
-binds to both actin and tropomyosin
-has binding site for Ca+2 needed for muscle contraction
-located at the junction of each successive pair of tropomyosin molecules
titin
-stabilizes the alignment of the thick filaments by connecting each myosin filament to both the z line and the m line
-the titin that extends from the z line to the beginning of the myosin filament is believed to help keep the myosin filaments centered between the z lines
-helps the sarcomere return to its resting length after the muscle has contracted or been stretched, contributing to the myofibril's elasticity and extensibility
nebulin
-extends the length of each actin filament
-believed to anchor the actin filament to the z-line and help regulate the length of the actin filament
actin
-contractile protein
-consists of 2 alpha helical strands of g-actin molecules bonded in series
-each g-actin has a binding site where the s1 fragment of the myosin cross-bridge complex binds during muscle contraction
myosin
-contractile protein
-consists of two heavy (form tail region and two cross-bridges that bind with actin to produce force) and four light chains (that influence cross-bridge cycling kinetics and therefore sarcomere contraction velocity