Biology 2382B Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Sarcolemma, Stress Fiber, Leading Edge

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Recap: in skeletal muscle there"s a structure called sarcomere, involved in contraction (cid:523)myosin binding to actin(cid:524) Atp binds to myosin, it lets go of actin, moves to + end, with release of adp+pi there"s a power stroke. Thick filaments of myosin ii sit between the z disks and bring them together during contraction. Myosin/actin binding is regulated by calcium: calcium comes from sarcoplasmic reticulum (variation of endoplasmic reticulum) Calcium needs to be separate from phosphate: calcium and phosphate make a mineral (bone, thus little calcium in the cytoplasm. Calcium is tightly regulated by being bound in the sarcoplasmic reticulum. Transverse tubules come from plasma membrane (sarcolemma) and go deep into the cell where it contacts sarcoplasmic reticulum. In the sarcoplasmic reticulum there"s calcium stores: don"t want continuous muscle contraction. Nerve depolarization causes change in membrane potential which reaches the transverse (t) tubules. T tubule passes it to sarcoplasmic reticulum and triggers release of calcium.

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