Article
Thin filament proteins mutations associated with skeletal myopathies: defective regulation of muscle contraction.
Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Nov 2008
Ochala Julien
Abstract excerpt
In humans, more than 140 different mutations within seven genes (ACTA1, TPM2, TPM3, TNNI2, TNNT1, TNNT3, and NEB) that encode thin filament proteins (skeletal alpha-actin, beta-tropomyosin, gamma-tropomyosin, fast skeletal muscle troponin I, slow skeletal muscle troponin T, fast skeletal muscle troponin T, and nebulin, respectively) have been identified. These mutations have been linked to muscle weakness and...
Topics
- Actins
- Animals
- Humans
- Muscle Contraction
- Muscle Proteins
- Muscle, Skeletal
- Muscular Diseases
- Mutation
- Troponin T
