Skeletal muscle: A review of molecular structure and function, in health and disease

K Mukund, S Subramaniam - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Decades of research in skeletal muscle physiology have provided multiscale insights into
the structural and functional complexity of this important anatomical tissue, designed to …

The role of single-protein elasticity in mechanobiology

AEM Beedle, S Garcia-Manyes - Nature Reviews Materials, 2023 - nature.com
In addition to biochemical signals and genetic considerations, mechanical forces are rapidly
emerging as a master regulator of human physiology. However, the molecular mechanisms …

Structure of the native myosin filament in the relaxed cardiac sarcomere

D Tamborrini, Z Wang, T Wagner, S Tacke, M Stabrin… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The thick filament is a key component of sarcomeres, the basic units of striated muscle.
Alterations in thick filament proteins are associated with familial hypertrophic …

[HTML][HTML] The M-band: The underestimated part of the sarcomere

S Lange, N Pinotsis, I Agarkova, E Ehler - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2020 - Elsevier
The sarcomere is the basic unit of the myofibrils, which mediate skeletal and cardiac Muscle
contraction. Two transverse structures, the Z-disc and the M-band, anchor the thin (actin and …

Steering chemical reactions with force

S Garcia-Manyes, AEM Beedle - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2017 - nature.com
Chemical reactivity underlies our fundamental understanding of many physical and
biological phenomena. Chemical reactions are typically initiated by heat, electric current or …

Dynamic changes in the mouse skeletal muscle proteome during denervation-induced atrophy

F Lang, S Aravamudhan, H Nolte… - Disease models & …, 2017 - journals.biologists.com
Loss of neuronal stimulation enhances protein breakdown and reduces protein synthesis,
causing rapid loss of muscle mass. To elucidate the pathophysiological adaptations that …

Structure of the photoreceptor synaptic assembly of the extracellular matrix protein pikachurin with the orphan receptor GPR179

DN Patil, S Pantalone, Y Cao, T Laboute, SJ Novick… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Precise synapse formation is essential for normal functioning of the nervous system. Retinal
photoreceptors establish selective contacts with bipolar cells, aligning the neurotransmitter …

In situ structures from relaxed cardiac myofibrils reveal the organization of the muscle thick filament

D Tamborrini, Z Wang, T Wagner, S Tacke, M Stabrin… - BioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
The thick filament is a key component of sarcomeres, the basic force-generating and load-
bearing unit of striated muscle. Mutations in thick filament proteins are associated with …

The insect perspective on Z-disc structure and biology

F Schöck, N González-Morales - Journal of Cell Science, 2022 - journals.biologists.com
Myofibrils are the intracellular structures formed by actin and myosin filaments. They are
paracrystalline contractile cables with unusually well-defined dimensions. The sliding of …

Phosphoproteomic insight into the changes in structural proteins of muscle architecture associated with texture softening of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) …

L Ge, N Wang, X Li, Y Huang, K Li, Y Zuo - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Texture is an important sensory attribute of fish affected by modifications of structural
proteins in muscle architecture. To investigate the changes in protein phosphorylation …