Mesh term Troponin
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Multiprotein Complexes
Muscle Proteins
Description
One of the minor protein components of skeletal and cardiac muscles. It functions as the calcium-binding component in a complex with BETA-TROPOMYOSIN; ACTIN; and MYOSIN and confers calcium sensitivity to the cross-linked actin and myosin filaments. Troponin itself is a complex of three regulatory proteins (TROPONIN C; TROPONIN I; and TROPONIN T).Browse to child terms:
Troponin C
Troponin I
Troponin T
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