Peptides as Probes in Muscle Research

Structure of Actin.- Interaction of Actin 1–28 with Myosin and Troponin I and the Importance of these Interactions to Muscle Regulation.- Probing Myosin Head Structures with Monoclonal Antibodies and Recombinant Technology.- An Actin-Binding Site on Myosin.- Competitive Inhibition of Maximum Ca-Activated Force in Skinned Muscle Fibers by Cationic Peptides from the SH-1 Region of Myosin Heavy Chain.- The Use of Peptide Mimetics to Define the Actin-Binding Sites on the Head of the Myosin Molecule.- Interference of Myosin Peptides with Weak and Strong Actin Interaction of Cross-Bridges in Skeletal Muscle Fibres.- Caldesmon Derived Polypeptides as Probes of Force Production in Skeletal Muscle.- Myosin and Troponin Peptides Affect Calcium Sensitivity of Skinned Muscle Fibres.- Peptides as Probes of the Mechanisms Regulating Smooth Muscle Contractility: Studies on Skinned Fibres.- Antibodies as Probes of the Mechanisms Regulating Smooth Muscle Contractility: Studies on Skinned Fibres.- Regulation of Ca2+ Release from Sarcoplasmic Reticulum of Skeletal Muscle by an Endogenous Substance.- Defining Sites and Mechanisms of Interaction Between Rhodopsin and Transducin.- Comparative Studies on Chicken Skeletal and Smooth Muscle Dystrophins.- Use of Synthetic Peptides in the Study of the Function of Dystrophin.