Caldesmon — 1, also known as CALD1, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: CALD1 caldesmon 1| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=800| accessdate = ] Caldesmon is a calmodulin binding protein. Like… … Wikipedia
Caldesmon-phosphatase — In enzymology, a caldesmon phosphatase (EC number|3.1.3.55) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction:caldesmon phosphate + H2O ightleftharpoons caldesmon + phosphateThus, the two substrates of this enzyme are caldesmon phosphate and H2O … Wikipedia
caldesmon — An F actin cross linking protein that, at low or absent calcium levels, binds to tropomyosin and actin and prevents myosin binding. [calcium + G. desmos, bond, fr. deo, to bind] * * * cal·des·mon (kal dezґmən) a calcium binding protein… … Medical dictionary
CDK — caldesmon kinase; cell division kinase; climatic droplet keratopathy; cyclin dependent kinase * * * cyclin dependent kinase … Medical dictionary
CDK — • caldesmon kinase; • cell division kinase; • climatic droplet keratopathy; • cyclin dependent kinase … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
Muscle contraction — See also: Twitch and Tremor Top down view of skeletal muscle Muscle fiber generates tension through the action of actin and myosin cross bridge cycling. While under tension, the muscle may lengthen, shorten, or … Wikipedia
Smooth muscle tissue — Smooth muscle … Wikipedia
Smooth muscle — is a type of non striated muscle, found within the tunica media layer of large and small arteries and veins, the bladder, uterus, male and female reproductive tracts, gastrointestinal tract, respiratory tract, the ciliary muscle, and iris of the… … Wikipedia
Actin-binding protein — Actin binding proteins (also known as ABP) are proteins that bind to actin. This may mean ability to bind actin monomers, or polymers, or both.Many actin binding proteins, including α actinin, β spectrin, dystrophin, utrophin and fimbrin, do this … Wikipedia
List of EC numbers (EC 3) — This list contains a list of EC numbers for the third group, EC 3, hydrolases, placed in numerical order as determined by the Nomenclature Committee of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.EC 3.1: Acting on Ester BondsEC… … Wikipedia
