Titin-induced force enhancement and force depression: A 'sticky-spring' mechanism in muscle contractions?

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 259, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 350-360

  Rode, Christian ^a   Siebert, Tobias ^a   Blickhan, Reinhard ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Model; Molecular mechanism; Myofilament interaction; Sarcomere; Shortening; Stretch

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CONNECTIN; MYOSIN;

FORCE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE; PROTEIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBRIL; MUSCLE FORCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOMERE;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; ELASTICITY; MICROFILAMENTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE PROTEINS; PROTEIN KINASES; SARCOMERES;

EID: 67349143435     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2009.03.015     Document Type: Article

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