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Tropomyosin

Known as: Tropomyosin [Chemical/Ingredient], Tropomyosins 
A protein found in the thin filaments of muscle fibers. It inhibits contraction of the muscle unless its position is modified by TROPONIN.
National Institutes of Health

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Actin myofilamentActomyosinCardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic, FamilialIn Blood

Broader (1)

Actin-Binding Protein

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CARDIOMYOPATHY, FAMILIAL HYPERTROPHIC, 3 (disorder)MiniparamyosinParamyosinTPM2 protein, human

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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Microglia Promote Learning-Dependent Synapse Formation through Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of food allergy in the United States: report of the NIAID-sponsored expert panel.
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
MicroRNA-21 Targets the Tumor Suppressor Gene Tropomyosin 1 (TPM1)*
MicroRNAs are small noncoding RNA molecules that control expression of target genes. Our previous studies show that mir-21 is… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Vertebrate tropomyosin: distribution, properties and function
Tropomyosin (TM) is widely distributed in all cell types associated with actin as a fibrous molecule composed of two α-helical… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Tropomyosin: An Invertebrate Pan–Allergen
Among food allergens, crustaceans, such as shrimp, crab, crawfish and lobster, are a frequent cause of adverse food reactions in… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Mutations in the genes for cardiac troponin T and alpha-tropomyosin in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
BACKGROUND Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy can be caused by mutations in the genes for beta cardiac myosin heavy chain… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Direct measurement of stiffness of single actin filaments with and without tropomyosin by in vitro nanomanipulation.
In order to explain the molecular mechanism of muscle contraction, it is crucial to know the distribution of the sarcomere… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
A human oncogene formed by the fusion of truncated tropomyosin and protein tyrosine kinase sequences
A biologically active complementary DNA clone of a transforming gene present in a human colon carcinoma contains gene sequences… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
The regulation of rabbit skeletal muscle contraction. I. Biochemical studies of the interaction of the tropomyosin-troponin complex with actin and the proteolytic fragments of myosin.
Highly Cited
1963
Highly Cited
1963
ELECTRON MICROSCOPE STUDIES ON THE STRUCTURE OF NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC PROTEIN FILAMENTS FROM STRIATED MUSCLE.
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