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costameres

Costameres are composed of focal adhesion proteins, including vinculin and paxillin, and anchor myofibril Z-bands to the sarcolemma.

See also

- myoblasts
- muscle biology
- costameres
- myofibrils
- focal adhesion components
- alpha5beta1 integrin
- focal adhesion kinase (FAK)
- costamerogenesis
- myofibrillogenesis
- membrane contacts with the extracellular matrix
- cellular maturation
- FAK signaling
- costamere maturation
- skeletal myogenesis

References

- Quach NL, Rando TA. Focal adhesion kinase is essential for costamerogenesis in cultured skeletal muscle cells. Dev Biol. 2006 Mar 10; PMID: 16533505