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Preferred term

Troponin  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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).

Entry terms

  • Troponin Complex
  • Troponins

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-FQTBNK62-D

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