How is the length of myosin filaments determined?
1987 Volume 27 Issue 6 Pages 256-261
Details
1987 Volume 27 Issue 6 Pages 256-261
A thick filament in skeletal muscle is a bipolar linear aggregate composed of hundreds of myosin molecules and accessory proteins such as C-protein. Recent studies have suggested that the "accumulated strain", mechanism plays an essential role in the length determination of thick filaments.
