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What are the contractile proteins?

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Contractile proteins are proteins that mediate sliding of contractile are cell’s cytoskeleton, and of cardiac and skeletal muscle.
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Contractile proteins generate force for muscle contraction. The two contractile proteins in myofibrils are actin (part of the thin filament) and myosin (part of the thick filament)
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