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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… 
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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Spectrin- and ankyrin-based membrane domains and the evolution of vertebrates.
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… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Costameres: the Achilles' Heel of Herculean Muscle* 210
  • J. Ervasti
  • The Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • 2003
  • Corpus ID: 45081802
Like the ancient Greek hero Hercules, striated muscle is famous for performing impressive feats of strength. The procurement of… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Lateral Force Transmission Across Costameres in Skeletal Muscle
BLOCH, R. J., and H. GONZALEZ-SERRATOS. Lateral force transmission across costameres in skeletal muscle. Exerc. Sport Sci. Rev… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Type XIII collagen: a novel cell adhesion component present in a range of cell-matrix adhesions and in the intercalated discs between cardiac muscle cells.
Review
1997
Review
1997
Supramolecular organization of the subsarcolemmal cytoskeleton of adult skeletal muscle fibers. A review
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… 
Review
1991
Review
1991
Force transmission across muscle cell membranes.
  • J. Tidball
  • Journal of biomechanics
  • 1991
  • Corpus ID: 32861973
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… 
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… 
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