Z-disc

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:protein
cellular component
gptkbp:alternativeName Z-band
Z-line
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:alpha-actinin
gptkb:desmin
other structural proteins
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Heinrich_Wilhelm_Waldeyer
gptkbp:foundIn sarcomere
striated muscle
gptkbp:function anchors actin filaments
defines sarcomere boundaries
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Z-disc
gptkbp:location center of I-band
gptkbp:relatedTo muscle contraction
myofibril structure
gptkbp:visibleBy electron microscopy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:filamin_C
gptkb:Titin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8