MitoSciences: TPM3

UniProt Number:	P06753
Alternate Names:	TPM3, Gamma-tropomyosin Tropomyosin-3 Tropomyosin-5 Short name=hTM5
Structure and Function:	Binds to actin filaments in muscle and non-muscle cells. Plays a central role, in association with the troponin complex, in the calcium dependent regulation of vertebrate striated muscle contraction. Smooth muscle contraction is regulated by interaction with caldesmon. In non-muscle cells is implicated in stabilizing cytoskeleton actin filaments.
Disease Associations:	Defects in TPM3 are the cause of nemaline myopathy type 1 (NEM1) [MIM:609284]. A form of nemaline myopathy with autosomal dominant or recessive inheritance. Nemaline myopathies are muscular disorders characterized by muscle weakness of varying severity and onset, and abnormal thread-or rod-like structures in muscle fibers on histologic examination. Autosomal dominant nemaline myopathy type 1 is characterized by a moderate phenotype with onset between birth and early second decade of life. Weakness is diffuse and symmetric with slow progression often with need for a wheelchair in adulthood. The autosomal recessive form has onset at birth with moderate-to-severe hypotonia and diffuse weakness. In the most severe cases, death can occur before 2 years. Less severe cases have delayed major motor milestones, and these patients may walk, but often need a wheelchair before 10 years.