- Exam
- NEET
- Subject
- Zoology
- Chapter
- Locomotion and Movement
NEET · Zoology · Locomotion and Movement
What is the role of the globular head in the heavy meromyosin (HMM)...
Options
- AIt acts as a binding site for ADP
- BIt acts as a masking agent
- CIt acts as an ATPase enzyme
- DIt runs close to the F actins
Correct answer
C. It acts as an ATPase enzyme
Step-by-step solution
Each "F" actin is a polymer of monomeric "G" (Globular) actinsTwo filaments of another protein, tropomyosin also run close to the "F" actins throughout its length.In the resting state a subunit of troponin masks the active binding sites for myosin on the actin filaments.The thick filament in a myofibril is made up of many monomeric proteins called Meromyosins.The HMM component consists of the head and short arm of a meromyosin. The thick filament in a myofibril is made up of many monomeric proteins called Meromyosins.The HMM component consists of the head and short arm of a meromyosin. The globular head in the HMM component is an active ATPase enzyme and has binding sites for ATP and active sites for actin.