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Paramyosin in invertebrate muscles. II. Content in relation to structure and function.

The Journal of cell biology ·Vol. 71 ·No. 1 ·1976-10-00 ·Pages 273-9

Levine RJ, Elfvin M, Dewey MM, Walcott B

Abstract

By quantitative sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, paramyosin:myosin heavy chain molecular ratios were calculated for three molluscan muscles:Aequipecten striated adductor, Mercenaria opaque adductor, and Mytilus anterior byssus retractor; and four arthropodan muscles:Limulus telson, Homarus slow claw. Balanus scutal depressor, and Lethocerus air tube retractor. These ratios correlate positively with both thick filament dimensions and maximum active tension development in these tissues. The role of paramyosin in these muscles is discussed with respect to the following characteristics: force development, "catch," and extreme reversible changes in length.

MeSH Terms

Animals Arthropods/analysis,physiology Crustacea/analysis Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel Hemiptera/analysis Horseshoe Crabs/analysis Mollusca/analysis,physiology Muscle Contraction Muscles/analysis Nephropidae/analysis Thoracica/analysis Tropomyosin/analysis,physiology

Chemicals

Tropomyosin

Authors & Affiliations

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Levine R J

Elfvin M

Dewey M M

Walcott B

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Article Info

Journal

The Journal of cell biology

Abbr.

J Cell Biol

ISSN

0021-9525

DOI

10.1083/jcb.71.1.273

Published

1976-10-00

Pages

273-9

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0375356

PMCID

PMC2109719

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