Tropomyosin
3D Structure of Tropomyosin
The image at the left is a Tropomyosin from Sus scrofa (1c1g).
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| Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates: | save as pdb, mmCIF, xml | ||||||||||||
Tropomyosin
Tropomyosin (TPM) has a 4-helix coiled dimer structure. It regulates the binding of myosin thus regulating muscle contraction. In its locked conformation it binds troponin T (TnnT) and prevents the binding of myosin to actin. When Ca+ atoms bind to TnnT, the TPM assumes an open conformation and myosin can bind to actin. You can enlarge the image at the right for clarity.
3D Structures of Tropomyosin
3mtu, 3mud – cTPM alpha-1 – chicken
1ic2 - cTPM alpha-1 (mutant)
2w49 – cTnnC+cTnnT+cTnnI+cTPM alpha-1+cActin
2z5h – yTPM alpha-1 N-terminal+C-terminal+GNC4+TnnT – yeast
2z5i - yTPM alpha-1 N-terminal+C-terminal+GNC4
2efr, 2efs, 2d3e - rTPM alpha-1 C-terminal+GNC4 – rabbit
1kql - TPM alpha-1 C-terminal+GNC4 - rat
2b9c – TPM mid region – rat
1c1g – TPM – pig
2tma – TPM - model
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