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Results 1 - 10 of 114 for Fiber
  1. TPM3 gene 
    ... family. Tropomyosin proteins regulate the tensing of muscle fibers (muscle contraction) by controlling the binding of two ... is made up of two types of muscle fibers: type I (slow twitch fibers) and type II ( ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/tpm3 - Genetics
  2. MYH7 gene 
    ... cardiac) muscle and in type I skeletal muscle fibers. (Skeletal muscle are the muscles used for movement.) Type I fibers, which are also known as slow-twitch fibers, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/myh7 - Genetics
  3. ELN gene 
    ... elastin. Elastin is the major component of elastic fibers, which are a major component of the tissue ... body's joints and organs (connective tissue). Elastic fibers are found in the intricate lattice that forms ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/eln - Genetics
  4. FBLN5 gene 
    ... a critical role in the assembly of elastic fibers. These slender bundles of proteins provide strength and ... tissues and organs that are rich in elastic fibers, including developing arteries and the heart valves, lungs, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/fbln5 - Genetics
  5. DYSF gene 
    ... thin membrane called the sarcolemma that surrounds muscle fibers. Dysferlin is thought to aid in repairing the ... be involved in the formation of new muscle fibers (regeneration) and in inflammation, but little is known ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/dysf - Genetics
  6. COL2A1 gene 
    ... formation of very strong, mature type II collagen fibers. Several variants (also called mutations) in the COL2A1 ... II) chain. This altered protein may make collagen fibers less stable than normal. Researchers speculate that the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/col2a1 - Genetics
  7. SCN9A gene 
    ... of nociceptors are located in the spinal cord. Fibers called axons extend from the cell bodies, reaching ... for approximately 30 percent of cases of small fiber neuropathy, a condition characterized by severe pain attacks ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/scn9a - Genetics
  8. ACTA1 gene 
    ... for cell movement and the tensing of muscle fibers (muscle contraction). These proteins also help maintain the ... ACTA1 gene have been found to cause congenital fiber-type disproportion, a disorder that causes general muscle ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/acta1 - Genetics
  9. SELENON gene 
    ... named for a distinctive abnormality in the muscle fibers called minicores (which can only be seen with ... Health Condition MedlinePlus Genetics provides information about Congenital fiber-type disproportion More About This Health Condition Mutations ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/selenon - Genetics
  10. RYR1 gene 
    ... RYR1 gene have been found to cause congenital fiber-type disproportion, a disorder that causes general muscle ... the muscle weakness and other features of congenital fiber-type disproportion, although the role of RYR1 gene ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/ryr1 - Genetics
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