Myosin filament assembly in an ever-changing myofilament lattice of smooth muscle

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 289, Issue 6 58-6, 2005, Pages

  Seow, Chun Y ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contractile unit; Contraction mechanism; Length adaptation; Plasticity; Thick filament

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CALDESMON; MUSCLE PROTEIN; MYOSIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ADAPTATION; CELL SIZE; CYTOSKELETON; HUMAN; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOFILAMENT; PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP;

ANIMALS; CALMODULIN-BINDING PROTEINS; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MICROFILAMENTS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYOSINS;

EID: 27744598463     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00329.2005     Document Type: Review

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