tropomyosin

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:protein
gptkbp:alternativeSplicing yes
gptkbp:discoveredBy William Astbury
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1930s
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:skeletal_muscle
gptkbp:function regulation of muscle contraction
gptkbp:gene gptkb:TPM3
TPM1
TPM2
TPM4
gptkbp:hasIsoform multiple
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label tropomyosin
gptkbp:interactsWith gptkb:actin
gptkb:troponin
gptkbp:location cytoskeleton
sarcomere
gptkbp:molecularWeight ~32 kDa
gptkbp:mutationAssociatedWith cardiomyopathy
nemaline myopathy
gptkbp:presentIn invertebrates
vertebrates
eukaryotes
gptkbp:role muscle contraction regulation
stabilization of actin filaments
gptkbp:structure coiled-coil
gptkbp:subunit thin filament
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:actin
gptkb:sliding_filament_theory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7