3D-Structure of Nebulin in its native environment and its function in muscles (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology

3D-Structure of Nebulin in its native environment and its function in muscles

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Nebulin (pink) was identified by comparing cardiac and skeletal thin filament structures. Actin, nebulin, tropomyosin, myosin heavy chain, myosin essential light chain and myosin regulatory light chain are coloured in green, magenta, light blue, dark blue, yellow, orange and red, respectively. Nebulin maintains the length and the stability of the thin filament. It also regulates muscle contraction.

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Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology

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