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The two types of protein that are in your muscle cells are actin and myosin. What they do is they slide past each other and that makes a muscle cell work.

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Are contractile proteins and motor proteins the same thing?

No, contractile proteins are involved in muscle contraction, while motor proteins are involved in cellular movement and transportation of organelles. Both types of proteins use ATP to produce movement, but they serve different functions in the body.


What protein allows muscle cells to expand contract?

There are three types of proteins in the muscle; contractile, regulatory, and structural. Contractile: Myosin and actin. Regulatory: tropomyosin and torponin. Structural: Titin, alpha-actin, Myomesin, Nebulin, and Dystrophin.


Are troponin and tropomyosin contractile or regulatory proteins?

Troponin is a regulatory protein while tropomyosin is a contractile protein. Troponin is involved in regulating muscle contraction by controlling the interaction between actin and myosin. Tropomyosin works in conjunction with troponin to regulate the binding of myosin to actin during muscle contraction.


Can you see sarcomeres in smooth muscle?

No, sarcomeres are not visible in smooth muscle. Smooth muscle lacks the organized sarcomere structure found in striated muscle, such as skeletal and cardiac muscle. Instead, smooth muscle has a more scattered arrangement of contractile proteins.


Does muscle tissue contain contractile units made of collagen?

No, muscle tissue contains contractile units made of actin and myosin proteins, which are responsible for muscle contraction. Collagen is a structural protein found in connective tissues like tendons and ligaments, but it is not directly involved in muscle contraction.

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Which tissue type would you find contractile proteins?

muscle tissue


What features do cell have?

muscle contain special proteins called contractile proteins, they contract and relax to cause movement. Muscles are generally of two types (1) voluntary muscle and (2) involuntary muscle.


Are the two contractile proteins in muscles myosin and actin?

Yes the contractile proteins generate force during contraction and are actin and myosin


Contractile proteins are found in what?

Muscles


Are contractile proteins and motor proteins the same thing?

No, contractile proteins are involved in muscle contraction, while motor proteins are involved in cellular movement and transportation of organelles. Both types of proteins use ATP to produce movement, but they serve different functions in the body.


What protein allows muscle cells to expand contract?

There are three types of proteins in the muscle; contractile, regulatory, and structural. Contractile: Myosin and actin. Regulatory: tropomyosin and torponin. Structural: Titin, alpha-actin, Myomesin, Nebulin, and Dystrophin.


How does muscle work by shortening or lengthening?

Muscles are comprised of contractile proteins; therefore, the ability to contract is present in their chemical composition.


Are troponin and tropomyosin contractile or regulatory proteins?

Troponin is a regulatory protein while tropomyosin is a contractile protein. Troponin is involved in regulating muscle contraction by controlling the interaction between actin and myosin. Tropomyosin works in conjunction with troponin to regulate the binding of myosin to actin during muscle contraction.


What are the longitudunal bundles in the cytoplasm of a skeletal muscle cell called?

the so called longitudinal bundles in the cytoplasm of a skeletal muscle are actually the muscle contractile proteins, namely actin and myosin.


Contractile and non-contractile heart muscles?

The non-contractile element are skeletal muscles that don't contract such as Epimysium,Perimysium and, Endomysium. Contractile muscle contract as a whole muscle instead of single bundles of muscle fibers


What can Contractile proteins are found in?

Contractile proteins are found in what?


What are the two contractile proteins that make up the myofilaments of skeletal muscle?

amuscle cell is made up of two kinds of protein filaments called actin and myosin