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Myofilament length is a crucial parameter for efficient skeletal muscle contraction. Thin actin filament specification can be explained by a novel 'two-segment' model, whereby the filament consists of two concatenated segments that are of either constant or variable length. This model implicates that actin dynamics are subject to position-specific microregulation.
