Term: tropomyosin
Literally
meaning: “that which is turned in
muscle”
Origin: Anc Greek
+-τρόπος/tropos(=suffix denoting way, habit, direction or
tendency) >τρέπω/trepo(=turn)
+μυο-/myo-(=combining form meaning muscle) > μυς/mys/ (=muscle)
> μύω/myo(=enclosed
like the muscle inside body or rat in its nest=epimys)
Coined/History
Tropomyosin was first discovered by Bailey in 1948.
Source
Bailey, K. (1948). Biochem.
J. 43, 271.
Definition
Tropomyosin is an actin–binding protein that, in absence of Ca++, binds to F- actin
and along with troponin complex regulate muscle contraction.
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