UniProt functional annotation for P09860

UniProt code: P09860.

Organism:		Gallus gallus (Chicken).
Taxonomy:		Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Archelosauria; Archosauria; Dinosauria; Saurischia; Theropoda; Coelurosauria; Aves; Neognathae; Galloanserae; Galliformes; Phasianidae; Phasianinae; Gallus.
Function:		Troponin is the central regulatory protein of striated muscle contraction. Tn consists of three components: Tn-I which is the inhibitor of actomyosin ATPase, Tn-T which contains the binding site for tropomyosin and Tn-C. The binding of calcium to Tn-C abolishes the inhibitory action of Tn on actin filaments.
Miscellaneous:		Slow skeletal muscle Tn-C can bind 3 calcium ions per molecule. Domain I does not bind calcium.
Similarity:		Belongs to the troponin C family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.