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Lesson Summary. In summary, myosin is a motor protein most notably involved in muscle contraction. Actin is a spherical protein that forms filaments, which are involved in muscle contraction and other important cellular processes.Tropomyosin is a long strand that loops around the actin chains in the thin filament.Troponin is a protein that helps hold tropomyosin in place on the actin filament.For a muscle contraction to occur, troponin and tropomyosin must be moved to reveal the myosin-binding sites. Calcium triggers movement of these proteins. When calcium binds to troponin, the shape of the troponin molecule changes.esson Summary. In summary, myosin is a motor protein most notably involved in muscle contraction. Actin is a spherical protein that forms filaments, which are involved in muscle contraction and other important cellular processes.
Actin -forms the bulk of the thin filaments. a. Myosin binding sites-on each actin molecule. Myosin cross bridges can attach to these myosin binding sites. b. 2 Regulatory Proteins in the Thin Filaments 1) Tropomyosin -covers the myosin binding sites on actin molecules when muscles are relaxed. This protein blocks the attachment of myosin heads to actin. 2) Troponin -holds the tropomyosin in place in relaxed muscle tissue.