MUSCLE
SKELETAL MUSCLE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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In the resting state of a sarcomere, a subunit of ____ masks the active binding sites for myosin on the actin filaments
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Tropomyosin
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F actin
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G actin
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Troponin
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -So, the correct answer is ‘Troponin’.
Detailed explanation-2: -So, the correct option is ‘Tropomyosin’.
Detailed explanation-3: -Troponin is a globular protein which is attached to the protein tropomyosin which lies on actin filaments in muscle tissue in the relaxed muscle. This blocks the attachment site for the myosin cross-bridge, thus preventing contraction.
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