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== Function == | == Function == | ||
Titin seems to be a key component in the assembly and functioning of vertebrates straited muscles.<ref name=journal1/> | Titin seems to be a key component in the assembly and functioning of vertebrates straited muscles.<ref name=journal1/> It has regions that mirror the different parts of the sacromere, which have mechanical functions, catalytic functions and the ability to bind many other sacromere proteins. <ref name=journal1/> | ||
Titin is responsible for the elasticity of relaxed striated muscles and acts as the molecular scaffold for thick filament formation. It generates most of the elastic response of a sacromere, which responds like a bidirectional spring which stretches and recoils during movement of muscles to cause the myofibril to go back to its resting state <ref name=journal2>PMID:18212128</ref>. | Titin is responsible for the elasticity of relaxed striated muscles and acts as the molecular scaffold for thick filament formation. It generates most of the elastic response of a sacromere, which responds like a bidirectional spring which stretches and recoils during movement of muscles to cause the myofibril to go back to its resting state <ref name=journal2>PMID:18212128</ref>. | ||
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