Are the pointed ends of actin filaments in smooth muscle cells capped by tropomodulin?

Francinaldo Soares Silva @Francinaldo-Silva

22 January 2022 0 10K Report

It is known that tropomodulin is present in smooth muscle cells. It is not clear to me whether this capping protein caps the pointed-ends of actin filaments, as in striated myocytes.

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