unc-22 protein, C elegans

During the past century, physiologists have made steady progress in elucidating the molecular mechanisms of muscle contraction… (More)

Molluscan smooth muscle can maintain tension over extended periods with little energy expenditure, a process termed catch. Catch… (More)

The extracellular matrix (ECM) provides vital structure and organization to all metazoans, but it is far from an inanimate… (More)

PROTEIN phosphorylation by protein kinases plays a central regulatory role in cellular processes and these kinases are themselves… (More)

MANY protein kinases are self-regulated by an intrasteric mechanism where part of the enzyme's structure directly inhibits the… (More)

Null mutations of the Caenorhabditis elegans unc-22 gene cause a pronounced body surface twitch associated with impaired movement… (More)

Titin is at present the largest known protein (M(r) 3000 kDa) and its expression is restricted to vertebrate striated muscle… (More)

We have investigated projectin, a large protein of insect muscles, in Drosophila melanogaster. The 5.3 kilobases of coding… (More)

The sequences of twitchin and titin identify a superfamily of muscle proteins whose functions are not completely understood. In… (More)

Thick and thin filaments in asynchronous flight muscle overlap nearly completely and thick filaments are attached to the Z-disc… (More)