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Costamere

Known as: Costameres 
STRIATED MUSCLE cell components which anchor the MYOFIBRILS from the Z-bands to the SARCOLEMMA and EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX. Costameric proteins include… Expand
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Review
2011
Review
2011
Mechanotransduction: the role of mechanical stress, myocyte shape, and cytoskeletal architecture on cardiac function
Mechanotransduction refers to the conversion of mechanical forces into biochemical or electrical signals that initiate structural… Expand
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Review
2003
Review
2003
Costameres: the Achilles' Heel of Herculean Muscle* 210
Like the ancient Greek hero Hercules, striated muscle is famous for performing impressive feats of strength. The procurement of… Expand
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Review
2003
Review
2003
Lateral force transmission across costameres in skeletal muscle.
In skeletal muscle, contractile force can be transmitted laterally between the z-disks and M-lines of neighboring myofibrils… Expand
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Review
2002
Review
2002
Costameres: repeating structures at the sarcolemma of skeletal muscle.
Costameres, structures at the plasma membrane of skeletal muscle, are present in a rectilinear array that parallels the… Expand
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Neuronal nitric oxide synthase and dystrophin-deficient muscular dystrophy.
Neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) in fast-twitch skeletal muscle fibers is primarily particulate in contrast to its greater… Expand
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Is Z-disk degradation responsible for postmortem tenderization?
A number of studies have suggested that Z-disk degradation is a major factor contributing to postmortem tenderization. These… Expand
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Review
1990
Review
1990
The functional importance of multiple actin isoforms.
Actin is a protein that plays an important role in cell structure, cell motility, and the generation of contractile force in both… Expand
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Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
A vinculin-containing cortical lattice in skeletal muscle: transverse lattice elements ("costameres") mark sites of attachment between myofibrils and sarcolemma.
We have found that vinculin is localized at the sarcolemma of skeletal muscle cells in a two-dimensional orthogonal lattice… Expand
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Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Gamma actin, spectrin, and intermediate filament proteins colocalize with vinculin at costameres, myofibril-to-sarcolemma attachment sites.
Localization of vinculin at the sarcolemma of striated muscle fibers defines an orthogonal lattice. The costameres of the lattice… Expand
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Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Vinculin is a component of an extensive network of myofibril-sarcolemma attachment regions in cardiac muscle fibers
Immunofluorescent staining of bovine and avian cardiac tissue with affinity-purified antibody to chicken gizzard vinculin reveals… Expand
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