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Biology Question on locomotion and movement

Actin binding sites are located on:

A

Troponin

B

Tropomyosin

C

Meromyosin

D

Both tropomyosin and meromyosin

Answer

Meromyosin

Explanation

Solution

Myosin has two fragments, light meromyosin (LMM) and heavy meromyosin (HMM). HMM consists of two globular sub fragments (S-l) and one rod shaped fibrous sub fragment (S-2). Each S-l segment contains an ATPase site and a binding site for actin.