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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.
Contraction of Smooth Muscle. Myosin filaments in smooth muscle are also activated by increases in cytosolic calcium but by a different mechanism than in skeletal/cardiac muscle. Seven transmembrane receptors trigger signaling cascades that lead to increases in cytosolic calcium. Contrast the organization of myosin and actin filaments in smooth muscle with skeletal/cardiac muscle. 2  List the events from release of acetylcholine to contraction of sarcomeres in skeletal muscle cells.