Cross bridges of sarcomere in skeletal muscle are made up of
A
Actin
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B
Myosin
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C
Troponin
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D
Tropomyosin
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Solution
The correct option is B Myosin
Active sites for myosin (Thick filament) are present on actin which are masked by troponin in resting state. when Ca++ level increases it leads to the binding of calcium with a subunit of troponin on actin(thin) filaments and thereby remove the masking of active sites for myosin.
Utilizing the energy from ATP hydrolysis, the myosin head now binds to the exposed active sites on actin to form a cross bridge. thus myosin forms cross bridges.
This pulls the attached actin filaments towards the centre of ‘A’ band.
The ‘Z’ line attached to these actins are also pulled inwards thereby causing a shortening of the sarcomere, i.e., contraction.
Hence cross bridges of sarcomere in skeletal muscle are made up of myosin.