Biologically Active Substance
tropomyosin

trop·o·my·o·sin
Subclass of:
Microfilament Proteins;
Muscle Proteins
Definitions related to tropomyosin:
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A protein found in the thin filaments of muscle fibers. It inhibits contraction of the muscle unless its position is modified by TROPONIN.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Actin-crosslinking protein that stabilizes the actin-troponin complex and, in the low calcium state, blocks myosin binding to the actin filament.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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