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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Locomotion and Movement

Question:

In the resting state, what does a subunit of troponin do?

Options:

Activates ATPase enzyme

Masks the active binding sites for myosin on the actin filaments

Binds to the globular head of myosin

None of these

Correct Answer:

Masks the active binding sites for myosin on the actin filaments

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2)-Masks the active binding sites for myosin on the actin filaments

Each actin (thin) filament is made of two ‘F’ (filamentous) actins helically wound to each other. Each ‘F’ actin is a polymer of monomeric ‘G’ (Globular) actins. Two filaments of another protein, tropomyosin also run close to the ‘F’ actins throughout its length. A complex protein Troponin is distributed at regular intervals on the tropomyosin. In the resting state a subunit of troponin masks the active binding sites for myosin on the actin filaments