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ArticleAmerican journal of physiology. Cell physiology2019

The load dependence of muscle's force-velocity curve is modulated by alternative myosin converter domains.

Christopher S Newhard, Sam Walcott, Douglas M Swank

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Article in American journal of physiology. Cell physiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Christopher S NewhardDepartment of Biological Sciences, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute , Troy, New York.
Sam WalcottDepartment of Mathematics, University of California , Davis, California.
Douglas M SwankDepartment of Biological Sciences, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute , Troy, New York.ORCID 0000-0002-2552-4455
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · USUniversity of California, Davis · US

Funding

Modulating stretch activation to restore muscle and heart functionR01AR064274 · NIAMS · RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE · PI SWANK, DOUGLAS M · 2014 to 2018
$1.2M
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR064274
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The hyperbolic shape of the muscle force-velocity relationship (FVR) is characteristic of all muscle fiber types. The degree of curvature of the hyperbola varies between muscle fiber types and is thought to be set by force-dependent properties of different myosin isoforms. However, the structural elements in myosin and the mechanism that determines force dependence are unresolved. We tested our hypothesis that the myosin converter domain plays a critical role in the force-velocity relationship (FVR) mechanism.

Indexed as

Models, BiologicalAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedDrosophilaMuscle ContractionMuscle, SkeletalMyosinsProtein Structure, SecondaryMyosinsconverterforce-sensingforce-velocity relationshipmuscle mechanicsmyosin

Identifiers

PMID30865518
PMCPMC6620577
OpenAlexW2921846875

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