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The C-protein (myosin binding protein C) family: Regulators of contraction and sarcomere formation?

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Bennett, P.M., Fürst, D.O., Gautel, M. (1999). The C-protein (myosin binding protein C) family: Regulators of contraction and sarcomere formation?. In: Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology. Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, vol 138. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0119628

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