Cardiac Troponin C Proteins

Protein Information

Troponin (Tn) is the central regulatory protein of striated muscle contraction. Tn consists of three components: Tn-I which is the inhibitor of actomyosin ATPase, Tn-T which contains the binding site for tropomyosin and Tn-C. The binding of calcium to Tn-C abolishes the inhibitory action of Tn on actin filaments, and as a result of calcium-ion uptake by troponin-C, the elements of the muscle thin filament undergo a series of allosteric changes which allow the interaction of actin with myosin, the hydrolysis of ATP, and the generation of tension.

Synonyms

AI874626; cardiac 3; cardiac troponin C; Cardiac troponin I; CMD1FF; CMD1Z; CMD2A; CMH13; CMH7; cTnC; cTnI; MGC116817; RCM1; slow twitch skeletal/cardiac muscle troponin C; Tn1; TnC; TN-C; tncc; Tni; TNN I3; TNNC; TNNC 1; TNNC1; TNNI3; troponin C type 1 (slow); troponin C, cardiac/slow skeletal; troponin C, slow skeletal and cardiac muscles; troponin C1, slow; troponin C1, slow skeletal and cardiac type; Troponin I; Troponin I cardiac; TroponinI