The structure of the calcium-bound core of human cardiac troponin reveals distinct subdomains connected by flexible linkers, implying that domain reorientation motions within the complex trigger muscle contraction.
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Sykes, B. Pulling the calcium trigger. Nat Struct Mol Biol 10, 588–589 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/nsb0803-588
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