The contractile protein of skeletal muscle involving ATPase activity is
A
α- Actinin
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B
Tro ponin
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C
Tropomyosin
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D
Myosin
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Solution
The correct option is C Myosin The contractile protein of skeletal muscle involving ATPase activity is myosin. Myosins comprise a family of ATP-dependent motor proteins and are best known for their role in muscle contraction and their involvement in a wide range of other eukaryotic motility processes. They are responsible for actin-based motility. The term was originally used to describe a group of similar ATPases found in striated and smooth muscle cells.