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单词 tropomyosin
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Definition of tropomyosin in English:

tropomyosin

noun ˌtrəʊpə(ʊ)ˈmʌɪəsɪnˌträpōˈmīəsən
mass nounBiochemistry
  • A protein involved in muscle contraction. It is related to myosin and occurs together with troponin in the thin filaments of muscle tissue.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The addition of regulatory proteins, troponin and tropomyosin, is known to increase the sliding speed of thin filaments in the in vitro motility assay.
    • Flight muscle contraction is regulated by both stretch and Ca 2 + induced thin filament (actin + tropomyosin + troponin complex) activation.
    • The regulation of contractility in striated muscle by calcium is effected via tropomyosin on the actin filament.
    • For example, troponin and tropomyosin form large protein complexes with multiple points of interactions with each other and the F-actin helical backbone.
    • Unfavorable interactions could occur at high ionic strength between adjacent tropomyosin molecules, between tropomyosin and troponin, or between other protein pairs.

Origin

1940s: from Greek tropos 'turning' + myosin.

 
 

Definition of tropomyosin in US English:

tropomyosin

nounˌträpōˈmīəsən
Biochemistry
  • A protein involved in muscle contraction. It is related to myosin and occurs together with troponin in the thin filaments of muscle tissue.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The regulation of contractility in striated muscle by calcium is effected via tropomyosin on the actin filament.
    • The addition of regulatory proteins, troponin and tropomyosin, is known to increase the sliding speed of thin filaments in the in vitro motility assay.
    • Unfavorable interactions could occur at high ionic strength between adjacent tropomyosin molecules, between tropomyosin and troponin, or between other protein pairs.
    • For example, troponin and tropomyosin form large protein complexes with multiple points of interactions with each other and the F-actin helical backbone.
    • Flight muscle contraction is regulated by both stretch and Ca 2 + induced thin filament (actin + tropomyosin + troponin complex) activation.

Origin

1940s: from Greek tropos ‘turning’ + myosin.

 
 
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