Z disc

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf cellular component
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Z_line
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:alpha-actinin
gptkb:desmin
gptkb:titin
actin filaments
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Heinrich_Wilhelm_Waldeyer
gptkbp:foundIn sarcomere
striated muscle
gptkbp:function defines boundary of sarcomere
anchors actin filaments
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Z disc
gptkbp:interactsWith thin filaments
titin filaments
gptkbp:location perpendicular to myofibril axis
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:M_line
A band
I band
sarcomere structure
gptkbp:role muscle contraction
gptkbp:visibleBy electron microscopy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Z_line
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7