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Definition of Troponin

1. a protein of muscle [n -S]

Medical Definition of Troponin

1. Complex of three proteins, Troponins C, I, & T, associated with tropomyosin and actin on the thin filament of striated muscle, upon which it confers calcium sensitivity. There is one troponin complex per tropomyosin. Troponin C (18 kD) binds calcium ions reversibly, has a variable number of EF hand motifs and is the least variable of the subunits. TnC binds TnI & TnT, but not actin. Troponin I (23 kD) binds to actin and at 1:1 stoichiometry can inhibit the actin myosin interaction on its own. Troponin T (37 kD) binds strongly to tropomyosin. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Troponin

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1. Unstable Angina: Diagnosis and Management by Eugene Braunwald (1997)
"Another group of tests concentrates on measuring serum levels of myocardial structural proteins, particularly troponin T, troponin I, myoglobin, ..."

2. Hearts and Arteries: What Scientists Are Learning About Age and the by Caroline McNeil (1996)
"Contractile Proteins The other mechanisms that change with age involve the contractile proteins — actin, myo- sin, troponin, and others — that interact to ..."

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