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SUBMITTER: Obinata T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3158627 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Obinata Takashi T Ono Kanako K Ono Shoichiro S
Bioarchitecture 20110301 2
Tardigrades, also known as water bears, have somatic muscle fibers that are responsible for movement of their body and legs. These muscle fibers contain thin and thick filaments in a non-striated pattern. However, the regulatory mechanism of muscle contraction in tardigrades is unknown. In the absence of extensive molecular and genomic information, we detected a protein of 31 kDa in whole lysates of tardigrades that cross-reacted with the antibody raised against nematode troponin I (TnI). TnI is ...[more]