Regulation of the smooth muscle contractile phenotype by nonmuscle myosin.

doi:10.1007/s10974-008-9132-2

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Regulation of the smooth muscle contractile phenotype by nonmuscle myosin.

Journal of muscle research and cell motility - 1 Jan 2007

Ogut Ozgur, Yuen Samantha L, Brozovich Frank V

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The contractile phenotype of a smooth muscle can broadly be classified as phasic or tonic. Following activation, phasic smooth muscle exhibits an initial period of rapid force activation, following which force falls to a lower steady state level. In contrast, force generated by tonic smooth muscle rises slowly to a sustained steady state. The differences in contractile patterns cannot be explained by the time...

Topics

Animals
Calcium
Humans
Muscle Contraction
Muscle Tonus
Muscle, Smooth
Myosin Light Chains
Nonmuscle Myosin Type IIB
Phenotype
Phosphorylation

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PMID: 18347921
DOI: 10.1007/s10974-008-9132-2

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