title: Functional properties of myosin isoforms in avian muscle.
abstract: Sarcomeric myosin is the major skeletal muscle protein and is encoded by a large and complex multigene family whose members are differentially expressed in developing and adult muscle cells. The structure and function of sarcomeric myosins have been extensively analyzed and many myosin genes have now been cloned and sequenced. This manuscript reviews the broad spectrum of myosin research with emphasis on studies in avian systems and discusses how advances in myosin isoform analysis have contributed to muscle and meat science.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science and Technology, University of California, Davis 95616, USA. edbandman@ucdavis.edu
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bandman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000502:physiology*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology*; D009218:Myosins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011200:Poultry; D020033:Protein Isoforms
chemical_list: D020033:Protein Isoforms; D009218:Myosins