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Structural highlights

Function

UNC22_CAEEL Regulator of muscle contraction and relaxation. Senses mechanical strain that occurs during muscle activity by unfolding in clearly resolvable steps at differing forces.^{[1] [2]}

References

1. ↑ Waterston RH, Thomson JN, Brenner S. Mutants with altered muscle structure of Caenorhabditis elegans. Dev Biol. 1980 Jun 15;77(2):271-302. PMID:7190524
2. ↑ Greene DN, Garcia T, Sutton RB, Gernert KM, Benian GM, Oberhauser AF. Single-molecule force spectroscopy reveals a stepwise unfolding of Caenorhabditis elegans giant protein kinase domains. Biophys J. 2008 Aug;95(3):1360-70. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.108.130237. Epub 2008, Apr 4. PMID:18390597 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1529/biophysj.108.130237