Twitchin as a regulator of catch contraction in molluscan smooth muscle

Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility

Volumn 26, Issue 6-8, 2005, Pages 455-460

  Funabara, Daisuke ^a   Kanoh, Satoshi ^a   Siegman, Marion J ^b   Butler, Thomas M ^b   Hartshorne, David J ^c   Watabe, Shugo ^d  

^a MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CALCIUM ION; CONNECTIN; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; F ACTIN; MUSCLE PROTEIN; MYOSIN; PHOSPHATE; TWITCHIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTERIOR BYSSUS RETRACTOR MUSCLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CATCH MUSCLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; MOLLUSC; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE TONE; MUSSEL; MYOFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DEPHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE; THIN FILAMENT;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CYCLIC AMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASES; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MOLLUSCA; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE PROTEINS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES;

MOLLUSCA; MYTILUS;

EID: 33646506543     PISSN: 01424319     EISSN: 15732657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10974-005-9029-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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