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New page: <StructureSection load='2y23' size='340' side='right' caption='Caption for this structure' scene=''> == Function == '''Myomesin''' or '''Skelemin''' is expressed in striated muscle cell...
 
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== Function ==
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== Structural highlights ==
== Structural highlights ==


The structure of myomesin-1 domains 9-11 show a superhelical coil arrangement which can be stretched to about 2.5-fold of its original length by reversible unfolding of the linkers.  This property of the protein can explains its role in the elasticity of muscle fibers<ref>PMID:22347812</ref>.


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