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Role of ionic calcium in muscle contraction?
triggers neurotransmitter secretion, removes contraction inhibitor, and binds with troponin.
What molecule has a binding site for myosin heads?
Myosin heads bind to the actin binding site, and also has a part where ATP binds
How is calcium used in muscle contraction?
Calcium binds to troponin, which moves the tropomyosin out of the way so that myosin can bind to actin; this ultimately causes a power-stroke.
What are chemical changes that are occurring during latent period?
Acetylcholine binds to sarcolemma; sarcolemma then T-tubules depolarize; Ca++ released from terminal cisternae travels along SR, is release into sarcoplasm, then binds to troponin to unblock tropomyosin binding sites allowing cross-bridge formation (i.e., myosin heads bind to actin).
What is the important element in longitudinal strength and binds the whole structure to its work?
the important is 5 ta kos
What happens when calcium binds troponin?
tropomyosin moves out of the groove between the actin molecules.
A protein that binds the calcium in smooth muscle?
calmodulin
Active sites on the actin become available for binding when?
C: Calcium binds to troponin. The troponin is a filament in the actin strand, and the active site needs to be uncovered so that the myosin head can bond and therefore pull the muscle to contract it.
What are the proteins are involved in muscle contraction?
Actin and myosin
Is Troponal and troponin the same thing?
No, they are not. Troponal is a mild opioid pain medication. Troponin is one of the sliding filaments used in muscle contractions. Troponin is a globular protein which binds tropomyosin to G actin and is controlled by Ca++.
The Ca2 that binds to troponin to activate muscle contraction comes from the storage sites located in the what?
sarcoplasmic reticulum
What protein changes shape when ca2 plus binds to it?
The protein that changes shape when calcium ion (Ca2+) binds to it, is the troponin. It is a regulatory protein that is a component of the thin filament.
Role of ionic calcium in muscle contraction?
triggers neurotransmitter secretion, removes contraction inhibitor, and binds with troponin.
When calcium is released inside a muscle cell what does it bind to?
the molecule that binds is costraynim it is a very rare molecule and is very hard to find you can find it in volcanoes and in the sea the one that is found in the sea is much different than the one in the volcanoes but they both bind to calcium during muscle contraction the one in the sea has a circulating point which can be changed if it is riied with different nature such as land the one in the volcano is very hard to take out but it is possible it has to be cooled with nitrogen straight away for more than twenty four hours before any human being can touch it with their bare hands
What molecule has a binding site for myosin heads?
Myosin heads bind to the actin binding site, and also has a part where ATP binds
The binding of calcium to which molecule causes the myosin binding sites to be exposed?
Troponin binds to the Calcium ions to expose the actin to the myosin heads.
What are the differences between troponin and tropomyosin?
both subunit serve different functions troponin t binds to tropomyosin, interlocking them to form a troponin-tropomyosin complex... TnT or troponin t is increased in a subset of patients with unstable angina, and these may be at higher risk for subsequent cardiac events and is also a cardiac-specific protein released during cell injury such as that following acute myocardial infarction (MI).... while troponin i binds to actin in thin myofilaments to hold the troponin-tropomyosin complex in place and it has also been identified as an early and and specific marker in cardiac disease and it also elevates above the reference range within 6 hours of the onset chest pain then peaks at approximately 12 hrs. and can remain increased for up to 144 hrs. after the onset of any symptoms or, Troponin T is a Strip test whereas Troponin I is a lab test which is more sensitive
