Muscle contraction cycle

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  • Created on: 15-12-17 13:28
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  • The Muscle contraction cycle
    • Stage 1: Relaxed - Lack of Ca2+; tropomyosin blocks binding site on actin, myosin head is cocked but detached.
      • Stage 2: Ca2+ influx - Ca2+ binds to troponin, causing a conformation change
        • Stage 3: Tropomyosin moves - Tropomyosin moves out the way of the actin binding site, allowing the myosin head to bind
          • Stage 4: ATP binds to the myosin head- This allows the myosin head to detach
            • Stage 5: ATP is hydrolysed into ADP and Pi- This results in the myosin head becoming 'cocked'
              • Stage 6: Myosin head binds - This time further along the actin filament, forming a weak cross-bridge
                • Stage 7: Pi is lost- Allows myosin head to form a strong cross-bridge & causes a conformation change resulting in the 'power stroke'
                  • Stage 8: ADP is lost- The myosin head detaches and the cycle returns to rest
                    • Stage 1: Relaxed - Lack of Ca2+; tropomyosin blocks binding site on actin, myosin head is cocked but detached.
                      • Stage 2: Ca2+ influx - Ca2+ binds to troponin, causing a conformation change
                        • Stage 3: Tropomyosin moves - Tropomyosin moves out the way of the actin binding site, allowing the myosin head to bind
                          • Stage 4: ATP binds to the myosin head- This allows the myosin head to detach
                            • Stage 5: ATP is hydrolysed into ADP and Pi- This results in the myosin head becoming 'cocked'
                              • Stage 6: Myosin head binds - This time further along the actin filament, forming a weak cross-bridge
                                • Stage 7: Pi is lost- Allows myosin head to form a strong cross-bridge & causes a conformation change resulting in the 'power stroke'
                                  • Stage 8: ADP is lost- The myosin head detaches and the cycle returns to rest

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