The largest known protein, titin, named for the Titan giants of Greek mythology, is a molecular spring found in cardiac muscle. It provides structural support and maintains tension during muscle stretching. Mutations in the ...
Jun 28, 2018
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The researchers investigated faulty versions of a gene called titin which are carried by one in 100 people or 600,000 people in the UK.
May 25, 2018
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Scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC) and Columbia University in New York have discovered an important mechanism in the regulation of a protein that plays an essential role ...
Jan 12, 2018
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Although scientists have long speculated that a protein named titin measures thick filaments—the proteins that make muscles contract—no one has been able to provide evidence to support their theories.
Nov 14, 2017
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A new multinational study by researchers from Singapore, the UK and Germany has discovered that gene mutations in a protein called titin affect the heart function in healthy individuals. It was previously thought that the ...
Nov 21, 2016
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How does yoga improve your flexibility? In the Mar 13 cover story of Cell, Columbia University biological sciences professor Julio Fernandez and team report the discovery of a new form of mechanical memory that adjusts the ...
Mar 13, 2014
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A University of Arizona doctoral candidate has shown for the first time that genetic mutations in the titin gene can cause skeletal muscle myopathy, a disease in which muscle fibers do not function properly, resulting in ...
Jan 27, 2014
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