title: The structure of the vertebrate striated muscle thin filament: a tribute to the contributions of Jean Hanson.
abstract: Our current understanding of the structure of the thin filaments of muscle and the molecular mechanism by which thin filaments regulate muscle contraction are reviewed and discussed. We focus, in particular, on the crucial role played by Jean Hanson in these studies and on later contributions from those whose work she influenced.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA. wlehman@bu.edu
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lehman
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Craig
mesh_terms: D008841:Actin Cytoskeleton / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D000818:Animals; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008840:Microfilament Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008954:Models, Biological; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D010827:Physiology / Q000266:history*; D006113:United Kingdom; D014714:Vertebrates / Q000033:anatomy & histology*
chemical_list: D008840:Microfilament Proteins