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Christopher D. Pellenz

SUNY Upstate Medical University

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The sole essential low molecular weight tropomyosin isoform of Caenorhabditis elegans is essential for pharyngeal muscle function.

Michael J. Kimmich, Meaghan A. Geary, Lei Mi‐Mi, SarahBeth D. Votra, Christopher D. Pellenz, Sumana Sundaramurthy, David Pruyne

This study identifies LEV-11E as the sole essential low molecular weight tropomyosin isoform in C. elegans, critical for pharyngeal muscle function despite not stabilizing thin filaments.

Cytoskeleton · Mar 13, 2025Peer-reviewedCell Biology