ACTA1-Related Nemaline Myopathy Mutations Engender a Range of Structural and Functional Phenotypes in Drosophila Indirect Flight Muscles
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2016.11.1010
Abstract: Nemaline myopathy is a congenital disorder characterized by muscle weakness. Dominant-negative disease-causing mutations have been identified in various genes that encode sarcomeric thin filament proteins. of these, mutations in skeletal muscle α-actin (ACTA1) account for… read more here.
Keywords: acta1 related; indirect flight; muscle; nemaline myopathy ... See more keywords
Distinct forms of resonant optimality within insect indirect flight motors
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DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2022.0080
Abstract: Insect flight motors are extraordinary natural structures that operate efficiently at high frequencies. Structural resonance is thought to play a role in ensuring efficient motor operation, but the details of this role are elusive. While… read more here.
Keywords: indirect flight; optimality; resonant optimality; flight motors ... See more keywords