Connectin, an elastic protein of striated muscle

The organization of titin filaments in the half-sarcomere revealed by monoclonal antibodies in immunoelectron microscopy: a map of ten nonrepetitive epitopes starting at the Z line extends close to the M line.

1988 • 608 citations

Structure of a Fibronectin Type III Domain from Tenascin Phased by MAD Analysis of the Selenomethionyl Protein

1992 • 500 citations

A physiological role for titin and nebulin in skeletal muscle

1986 • 449 citations

Sequence of an unusually large protein implicated in regulation of myosin activity in C. elegans

1989 • 368 citations

Structure of a λ-type Bence-Jones protein at 3.5-Å resolution

1973 • 356 citations

Towards a molecular understanding of titin.

1992 • 338 citations

Regulation of skeletal muscle stiffness and elasticity by titin isoforms: a test of the segmental extension model of resting tension.

1991 • 314 citations

The positional stability of thick filaments in activated skeletal muscle depends on sarcomere length: evidence for the role of titin filaments.

1987 • 301 citations

Myogenesis in the mouse embryo: differential onset of expression of myogenic proteins and the involvement of titin in myofibril assembly.

1989 • 297 citations

Viscoelasticity of the sarcomere matrix of skeletal muscles. The titin-myosin composite filament is a dual-stage molecular spring

1993 • 251 citations

A regular pattern of two types of 100-residue motif in the sequence of titin

1990 • 244 citations

Does titin regulate the length of muscle thick filaments?

1989 • 240 citations

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1977 • 231 citations

Purification and properties of native titin

1984 • 203 citations

A new 185,000-dalton skeletal muscle protein detected by monoclonal antibodies.

1984 • 201 citations

Sarcomere-Associated Cytoskeletal Lattices in Striated Muscle

1985 • 169 citations

Passive force generation and titin isoforms in mammalian skeletal muscle

1992 • 160 citations

Connectin, an Elastic Filamentous Protein of Striated Muscle

1986 • 158 citations

Visualization of the polarity of isolated titin molecules: a single globular head on a long thin rod as the M band anchoring domain?

1989 • 153 citations

Extensible and Less-Extensible Domains of Connectin Filaments in Stretched Vertebrate Skeletal Muscle Sarcomeres as Detected by Immunofluorescence and Immunoelectron Microscopy Using Monoclonal Antibodies1

1988 • 151 citations

Elastic filaments in skeletal muscle revealed by selective removal of thin filaments with plasma gelsolin.

1990 • 145 citations

Titin antibodies in myasthenia gravis

1993 • 144 citations

Connectin filaments link thick filaments and Z lines in frog skeletal muscle as revealed by immunoelectron microscopy.

1985 • 142 citations

Titin is an extraordinarily long, flexible, and slender myofibrillar protein.

1984 • 141 citations

A survey of interactions made by the giant protein titin

1993 • 141 citations

Mammalian skeletal muscle C-protein: purification from bovine muscle, binding to titin and the characterization of a full-length human cDNA

1992 • 130 citations

Molecular Size and Shape of β-Connectin, an Elastic Protein of Striated Muscle1

1984 • 130 citations

Elastic filaments in situ in cardiac muscle: deep-etch replica analysis in combination with selective removal of actin and myosin filaments.

1993 • 118 citations

Additional sequence complexity in the muscle gene, unc-22, and its encoded protein, twitchin, of Caenorhabditis elegans.

1993 • 116 citations

Phosphorylation of KSP motifs in the C-terminal region of titin in differentiating myoblasts.

1993 • 111 citations

Repetitive titin epitopes with a 42 nm spacing coincide in relative position with known a band striations also identified by major myosin-associated proteins an immunoelectron-microscoplcal study on myofibrils

1989 • 107 citations

The globular head domain of titin extends into the center of the sarcomeric m band: cdna cloning, epitope mapping and immunoelectron microscopy of two titin-associated proteins

1993 • 105 citations

Kettin, a large modular protein in the Z-disc of insect muscles.

1993 • 103 citations

Drosophila has a twitchin/titin-related gene that appears to encode projectin.

1991 • 103 citations

Gel electrophoresis of giant proteins: Solubilization and silver‐staining of titin and nebulin from single muscle fiber segments

1993 • 102 citations

Elastic behavior of connectin filaments during thick filament movement in activated skeletal muscle.

1989 • 100 citations

Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Gel Electrophoresis Studies of Connectin-Like High Molecular Weight Proteins of Various Types of Vertebrate and Invertebrate Muscles1

1986 • 98 citations

M-Protein*

1974 • 97 citations

A myofibrillar protein of insect muscle related to vertebrate titin connects Z band and A band: purification and molecular characterization of invertebrate mini-titin

1990 • 95 citations

End-filaments: A new structural element of vertebrate skeletal muscle thick filaments

1981 • 89 citations

Giant polypeptides of skeletal muscle titin: Sedimentation equilibrium in guanidine hydrochloride

1988 • 86 citations

Mini-titins in striated and smooth molluscan muscles: structure, location and immunological crossreactivity

1993 • 85 citations

Elastic filaments and giant proteins in muscle

1991 • 84 citations

The connections between A- and I-band filaments in striated frog muscle

1962 • 75 citations

Identification of a connecting filament protein in insect fibrillar flight muscle

1981 • 75 citations

Projectin is an invertebrate connectin (titin): Isolation from crayfish claw muscle and localization in crayfish claw muscle and insect flight muscle

1990 • 64 citations

Changes in Contractile Properties with Selective Digestion of Connectin (Titin) in Skinned Fibers of Frog Skeletal Muscle

1992 • 63 citations

Complete primary structure and tissue expression of chicken pectoralis M-protein.

1992 • 60 citations

The organization of titin (connectin) and nebulin in the sarcomeres: an immunocytolocalization study

1989 • 58 citations

Elastic properties of the titin filament in the Z-line region of vertebrate striated muscle

1993 • 58 citations

Drosophilaprojectin: relatedness to titin and twitchin and correlation withlethal (4) 102 CDaandbent-Dominantmutants

1992 • 55 citations

Understanding the functions of titin and nebulin

1992 • 52 citations

Thick filament movement and isometric tension in activated skeletal muscle

1988 • 52 citations

Characterization and localization of α-connectin (titin 1): An elastic protein isolated from rabbit skeletal muscle

1992 • 49 citations

Identification and characterization of two huge protein components of the brush border cytoskeleton: evidence for a cellular isoform of titin.

1992 • 47 citations

Filamentous Aggregates of Native Titin and Binding of C-protein and AMP-deaminase

1993 • 47 citations

Preparation of Native Connectin from Chicken Breast Muscle1

1983 • 44 citations

Autophosphorylating protein kinase activity in titin-like arthropod projectin

1992 • 43 citations

Purification and physical properties of nematode mini-titins and their relation to twitchin

1991 • 42 citations

A Novel Domain Sequence of Connectin Localized at the I Band of Skeletal Muscle Sarcomeres: Homology to Neurofilament Subunits

1993 • 42 citations

Sarcomere matrix of striated muscle: In vivo phosphorylation of titin and nebulin in mouse diaphragm muscle

1988 • 40 citations

Isolation and Characterization of 1,200 kDa Peptide of α-Connectin1

1991 • 37 citations

<b>EFFECTS OF MILD TRYPSIN TREATMENT ON THE PASSIVE TENSION GENERATION AND CONNECTIN SPLITTING IN STRETCHED SKINNED FIBERS FROM FROG SKELETAL </b><b>MUSCLE </b><b>MUSCLE </b>

1986 • 35 citations

Connectin, giant elastic protein, in giant sarcomeres of crayfish claw muscle

1993 • 35 citations

Localization and elasticity of connectin (titin) filaments in skinned frog muscle fibres subjected to partial depolymerization of thick filaments

1992 • 34 citations

In vivo phosphorylation of titin and nebulin in frog skeletal muscle

1987 • 31 citations

Dynamics of actin and assembly of connectin (titin) during myofibrillogenesis in embryonic chick cardiac muscle cells in vitro

1993 • 29 citations

Binding of Actin Filaments to Connectin1

1987 • 29 citations

Purification and Characterization of the 1, 200-kDa Subfragment of Connectin Filaments Produced by 0.1 mM Calcium Ions1

1994 • 28 citations

Effects of different enzymic treatments on the release of titin fragments from rabbit skeletal myofibrils. Purification of an 800 kDa titin polypeptide

1993 • 26 citations

Proteolytic Fragments of Connectin Cause Aggregation of Myosin Filaments but not of Actin Filaments1

1984 • 23 citations

Binding of Connectin to Myosin Filaments1

1989 • 23 citations

Isolation of α-Connectin, an Elastic Protein, from Rabbit Skeletal Muscle1

1989 • 22 citations

Autophosphorylation of β-connectin (titin 2) in vitro

1992 • 22 citations

Native Connectin from Porcine Cardiac Muscle1

1986 • 20 citations

<b>MYOSIN OLIGOMERS AS THE MOLECULAR MASS STANDARD IN THE ESTIMATION OF MOLECULAR MASS OF NEBULIN (~800 kDa) BY SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE-POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL </b><b>ELECTROPHORESIS </b>

1989 • 19 citations

<b>INTERACTION BETWEEN TITIN AND α-ACTININ </b>

1992 • 18 citations

Studies on the interaction between titin and myosin.

1992 • 18 citations

<b>DETERMINATION OF TENASCIN IN HUMAN SERUM BY THE USE OF A NEW ENZYME </b><b>IMMUNOASSAY </b>

1993 • 16 citations

Structural properties of connectin studied by ultraviolet resonance Raman spectroscopy and infrared dichroism

1991 • 15 citations

Isolation, characterization, and immunochemical properties of a giant protein from sea urchin egg cytomatrix

1990 • 14 citations

A Partial Connectin cDNA Encoding a Novel Type of RSP Motifs Isolated from Chicken Embryonic Skeletal Muscle1

1994 • 14 citations

Partial titin cDNA sequence isolated from rabbit cardiac muscle RNA

1993 • 12 citations

Cross-Linking of Native Myosin Forms Oligomers of Myosin Heavy Chain Dimers1

1988 • 12 citations

Calcium-Activated Neutral Protease Quickly Converts α-Connectin to β-Connectin in Chicken Breast Muscle Myofibrils : COMMUNICATION : Biochemistry

1989 • 11 citations

Connectin content in rabbit cardiac and skeletal muscle

1993 • 10 citations

<b>Connectin causes aggregation of myosin rods but not of myosin </b><b>heads </b>

1985 • 10 citations

Molecular shape of .ALPHA.-connectin, an elastic filamentous protein of skeletal muscle.

1990 • 7 citations

Infrared Dichroism of an Elastic Portion (1200kDa Fragment) of Connectin.

1993 • 7 citations

Deleted Work

1955 • 0 citations