Human Anatomy & Physiology (9th Edition)

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ISBN 13: 978-0-32174-326-8

Chapter 9 - Muscles and Muscle Tissue - Review Questions - Page 317: 3(5)

Answer

(b) thin

Work Step by Step

Troponin, the other major protein in thin filaments, is a globular three-polypeptide complex. One of its polypeptides (TnI) is an inhibitory subunit that binds to actin. Another (TnT) binds to tropomyosin and helps position it on actin. The third (TnC) binds calcium ions (page 281).
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