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. 2012 Dec 14;2:979. doi: 10.1038/srep00979

Figure 1. Expression of cardiac troponins in smooth muscle.

Figure 1

(a) RT-PCR detection of cardiac troponins (cTnT/cTnI/cTnC) in detrusor smooth muscle. Specimens used were from human urinary bladder (HUB) detrusor smooth muscle (cystectomy patients: P-1 and P-2), commercial tRNA of human urinary bladder smooth muscle (C), and mouse cardiac ventricular muscle (MH). (b) Western blot examination of cardiac troponins in human detrusor smooth muscle and mouse heart (MH). Red arrow indicates the expected molecular weight (MW) of each cardiac troponin. (c) Real-time PCR quantification of cTnT in commercial tRNA of various human smooth muscle tissues. cTnT expression is plotted relative to that in trachea. (d) Schematic diagram. cTnT may contribute to smooth muscle contraction by modulating actin filaments.