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. 2009 Aug 11;106(32):13149-50.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.0906989106. Epub 2009 Aug 5.

A new direction for titin pulling

Ronald S Rock  1
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A new direction for titin pulling

Ronald S Rock. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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The author declares no conflict of interest.

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Fig. 1.
Fig. 1.
A highly simplified cartoon of the 2:1 titin–telethonin complex illustrating the directional bond. Two titin fragments (green and blue) consisting of the Z1Z2 domains are shown with a bridging telethonin molecule (red). When pulled from the C-terminal ends of the Z2 domains, as experienced in the cell, the complex can support high forces. However, when pulled from the N-terminal ends of the Z1 domains, the complex dissociates at significantly lower forces. Note that these ends of the Z1 domains do not directly interact with telethonin.
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