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S Schiaffino1, L Gorza, S Ausoni
1Department of Biomedical Sciences, CNR Unit for Muscle Biology and Physiopathology, University of Padova, 35121 Padova, Italy.
Abstract:
The subunits of the troponin complex-troponin C, troponin T, and troponin I-are responsible for the Ca(2+)-dependent regulation of contractile activity in heart and skeletal muscle. Distinct troponin T and I isoforms, generated by different genes or by alternative splicing from the same gene, are expressed during cardiac development. Troponin switching affects the Ca(2+) sensitivity of the contractile system and may account for the greater resistance to hypoxia and acidosis, and the impaired responsiveness to adrenergic stimulation of the fetal and neonatal heart.
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