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What is the time in which cross bridges are active called?
The time in which cross bridges are active during muscle contraction is called the "cross-bridge cycle." This cycle involves the binding of myosin heads to actin filaments, power stroke generation, and detachment of the cross bridges.
ADP molecules on the surface of actin serve as active sites for the formation of cross bridges with molecules of?
ATP not ADP binds to actin-myosin and is cleaved by to ADP.
Does ATP cause the detachment of myosin from actin?
No, ATP does not cause the detachment of myosin from actin. ATP is used to fuel the cross-bridge cycle in muscle contraction, providing the energy needed for myosin heads to form cross-bridges with actin. Detachment of myosin from actin is facilitated by a conformational change in the myosin head when ATP is hydrolyzed.
At what stage in the cross-bridge cycle is ATP split into ADP and Pi?
ATP is split into ADP and Pi during the cocking stage of the cross-bridge cycle, which is also known as the power stroke preparation phase. This occurs after myosin heads bind to actin and prior to the power stroke.
Interactions between actin and myosin filaments of the sarcomere are responsible for what?
The interactions between actin and myosin filaments of the sarcomere are responsible for muscle contraction. Myosin heads bind to actin filaments, forming cross-bridges that pull the actin filaments towards the center of the sarcomere. This sliding action shortens the sarcomere, leading to muscle contraction.
What does myosin attach to?
During muscle contraction, myosin cross bridges attach to active sites of ACTIN FILAMENTS.
During skeletal muscle contraction myosin cross bridges attach to active sites of?
During skeletal muscle contraction myosin cross bridges attach to active sites of actin filaments. Actin filaments bind ATP. Their growth is regulated by thymosin and profilin.
During muscle contraction myosin cross bridges attach to which active sites?
actin filaments
What is the time in which cross bridges are active called?
The time in which cross bridges are active during muscle contraction is called the "cross-bridge cycle." This cycle involves the binding of myosin heads to actin filaments, power stroke generation, and detachment of the cross bridges.
The thick filament that has cross-bridges?
myosin
Cross bridges are portions of?
myosin molecules
What protein with heads that attach in cross bridging?
myosin
The two filaments that form cross-bridges are?
actin and myosin
What unlocks the active site of an actin molecule?
The binding of ATP to actin causes a conformational change that exposes the active site for myosin binding. This allows for the formation of cross-bridges between actin and myosin during muscle contraction.
ADP molecules on the surface of actin serve as active sites for the formation of cross bridges with molecules of?
ATP not ADP binds to actin-myosin and is cleaved by to ADP.
What acts as ATPase during the contraction cycle of muscle?
myosin cross-bridges
When myosin cross bridges bind to actin what happens?
Muscle contraction results
