sliding filament theory

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific theory
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:skeletal_muscle
cardiac muscle
gptkbp:category biophysics
muscle physiology
gptkbp:component gptkb:M_line
gptkb:H_zone
gptkb:Z_line
A band
I band
sarcomere
actin filament
myosin filament
gptkbp:contrastsWith folding filament theory
gptkbp:describes muscle contraction
gptkbp:evidence X-ray diffraction
electron microscopy
gptkbp:explains interaction of actin and myosin filaments
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label sliding filament theory
gptkbp:influenced modern muscle physiology
gptkbp:involves gptkb:tropomyosin
gptkb:troponin
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction ATP hydrolysis
cross-bridge cycling
myosin heads bind to actin
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Andrew_Huxley
gptkb:Jean_Hanson
gptkb:Rolf_Niedergerke
gptkb:Hugh_Huxley
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Nature
gptkb:Proceedings_of_the_Royal_Society_B
gptkbp:requires gptkb:ATP
calcium ions
gptkbp:result muscle fiber contracts
sarcomere shortens
gptkbp:yearProposed 1954
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hugh_E._Huxley
gptkb:Hugh_Huxley
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6