Telokin

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Telokin
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Entrez 494213
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Telokin is an abundant protein found in smooth-muscle. It is indentical to the C-terminus of myosin light-chain kinase. Telokin may play a role in the stabilization of unphosphorylated smooth-muscle myosin filaments.[1][2]

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  1. ^ Sobieszek A, Andruchov OY, Nieznanski K (1997). "Kinase-related protein (telokin) is phosphorylated by smooth-muscle myosin light-chain kinase and modulates the kinase activity". Biochem. J. 328 ( Pt 2): 425–30. PMID 9371697. 
  2. ^ Nieznanski K, Sobieszek A (1997). "Telokin (kinase-related protein) modulates the oligomeric state of smooth-muscle myosin light-chain kinase and its interaction with myosin filaments". Biochem. J. 322 ( Pt 1): 65–71. PMID 9078244.