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| Cardiac Troponins |
| Troponins of cardiac origin are regulatory proteins that control the calcium mediated interaction of Actin and Myosin. The troponin complex consists of three subunits: Troponin T, which binds to Tropomyosin and facilitates contractions; Troponin I, which binds to Actin and inhibits Actin/Myosin interaction; and Troponin C, which binds the calcium ions . The amino acid sequence of the skeletal and cardiac isoforms of Troponin T and Troponin I are sufficiently dissimilar and therefore detectable by monoclonal antibody assay. Troponin C is not used clinically because both… More... |
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