BIOL 260 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11.4: Myocyte, Endoplasmic Reticulum, Synaptic Vesicle

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Calcium ion enters: synaptic vesicle releases acetylcholine(ach) into the synaptic cleft, ach binds to the sarcolemma (membrane, na+ comes in and k+ goes out. Then the levels are quickly readjusted and falls back to the way they were in the beginning: the receptors are ligand-gated ion channels. It takes two ach molecules to open each receptor: na+ leaves and k+ enters. Calcium diffuses through them and down its concentration gradient into the cytosol: calcium binds to the troponin of the thin filament, troponin-tropomyosin complex changes shape and exposes the active sites on the actin filament. The myosin head remains attached to the actin until it binds to a new atp: when it does bind to a new atp it destabilizes and the myosin-actin cross bridge is broken (recovery stroke). It hydrolyzes the new atp, recocks (step 10) and repeat step. Relaxation: the nerve signal stops and ach stops sending, ache (enzymes) breaks down ach into fragments that no longer functions.

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