This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract We have investigated whether living muscle and nonmuscle cells can discriminate between microinjected muscle and nonmuscle actins. Muscle ...

Figure 1: HCM mutant αTm structure and expression. The direct increase myofilament calcium sensitivity associated with HCM mutations in α-Tm reported here is in contrast to effects seen with HCM ...

The ability to modify the intracellular concentrations of divalent calcium ions is vital to normal cell functioning. In the cells of the cardiac muscle, calcium ions play a crucial role in coupling ...

Cardiac muscle tissue, or myocardium, is a type of muscle tissue that forms the heart. It contracts and releases involuntarily and keeps the heart pumping blood around the body. The human body ...