The ancient sarcomeric myosins found in specialized muscles

Abstract Striated muscles express an array of sarcomeric myosin motors that are tuned to accomplish specific tasks. Each myosin isoform found in muscle fibers confers unique contractile properties to the fiber in order to meet the demands of the muscle. The sarcomeric myosin heavy chain (MYH) genes...

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Main Authors: Lindsey A. Lee, Anastasia Karabina, Lindsey J. Broadwell, Leslie A. Leinwand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Skeletal Muscle
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13395-019-0192-3