NIH R01 · 2025
Skeletal Myosin-Binding Protein C Regulation and Structural Dynamics
PROJECT SUMMARY Arthrogryposis is present in 1 in 3,000 live births causing joint contractures in both upper and lower limbs. There is no cure making it an unmet medical need. Mutations in the MYBPC1 gene encoding slow skeletal myosin-binding protein C (sMyBP-C), expressed in both slow and fast muscle types are associated with distal arthrogryposis (DA). MYBPC2 encodes for fast skeletal MyBP-C (fMyBP-C) and is found only in fast- twitch muscle. As a myosin-anchored protein of muscle, MyBP-C extends toward actin, positioned centrally in the sarcomere to regulate actomyosin interactions in force development. MyBP-C in skeletal muscle has three major regulators: isoform (slow vs. fast), splice…
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