Tropomyosin

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Gunning, Peter. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edition:1st ed. 2008.
Series:Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 644
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-85766-4
Table of Contents:
  • and Historical Perspective
  • and Historical Perspective
  • Genes and Their Expression
  • Structure and Evolution of Tropomyosin Genes
  • Tropomyosin Exons as Models for Alternative Splicing
  • Tropomyosin Gene Expression in Vivo and in Vitro
  • Protein Structure
  • Tropomyosin: Function Follows Structure
  • Dimerization of Tropomyosins
  • Role in Muscle Function
  • Cooperative Binding of Tropomyosin to Actin
  • Tropomyosin and the Steric Mechanism of Muscle Regulation
  • Role of Tropomyosin in the Regulation of Contraction in Smooth Muscle
  • Tropomyosin in Human Disease
  • Tropomyosin as a Regulator of Cancer Cell Transformation
  • The Role of Tropomyosin in Heart Disease
  • Tropomyosins in Skeletal Muscle Diseases
  • Tropomyosins in Human Diseases: Ulcerative Colitis
  • Tropomyosin Directed Regulation of the Cytoskeleton
  • Tropomyosin Function in Yeast
  • Isoform Sorting of Tropomyosins
  • Human Tropomyosin Isoforms in the Regulation of Cytoskeleton Functions
  • Mechanisms of Tropomyosin Function
  • Tropomyosins Regulate the Impact of Actin Binding Proteins on Actin Filaments
  • Tropomyosin and ADF/Cofilin as Collaborators and Competitors
  • Caldesmon and the Regulation of Cytoskeletal Functions
  • Tropomyosins as Discriminators of Myosin Function
  • Tropomodulin/Tropomyosin Interactions Regulate Actin Pointed End Dynamics
  • Conclusion
  • Emerging Issues for Tropomyosin Structure, Regulation, Function and Pathology.