NEETZoologyLocomotion and Movement
What runs close to the "F" actins throughout its length?
Options
- ATroponin
- BTropomyosin
- CMyosin
- DF (Filamentous) actin
Correct answer
B. Tropomyosin
Step-by-step solution
The striated appearance of myofibrils is due to the distribution pattern of two important proteins - Actin and Myosin. The light bands contain actin and the dark bands contain myosin.The light bands in a myofibril contain actin and is called I-band or Isotropic bandThe actin filaments are thinner as compared to the myosin filamentsThe portion of the myofibril between two successive "Z" lines is considered as the functional unit of contraction and is called a sarcomere.Each actin (thin) filament is made of two "F" (