Stiffness estimates from ΔL-F1 relationship and ΔL-FSS relationship
Stiffness parameter
WT-cTnT
cTnTS199E/T204E
p-value
ED (mN mm−3)
747.7 ± 40.9
522.9 ± 69.6
0.0175
ER (mN mm−3)
226.7 ± 15.7
114.3 ± 21.3
0.0019
Stiffness parameter
WT-cTnT
cTnTS199E/T204E
p-value
ED (mN mm−3)
747.7 ± 40.9
522.9 ± 69.6
0.0175
ER (mN mm−3)
226.7 ± 15.7
114.3 ± 21.3
0.0019
Muscle fiber bundles containing the cTnTS199E/T204E variant exhibited significantly lower stiffness parameters, ED and ER, when compared to bundles containing the WT-cTnT.