“…Cytoskeleton mainly includes three highly abundant fibrillar proteins: microfilaments (F-actin), microtubules (α-and β-tubulin), and intermediate filaments (keratin and desmin), as well as numerous actin binding proteins (cofilin, twinfilin, profilin, spectrin, dystrophin, talin, integrin, annexin, and transgelin) and intermediate filaments-associated proteins (plectin), which play a pivotal role in mediating cell functions. 55 In addition, the degradations of cytoskeleton proteins such as desmin, talin, and plectin are associated with postmortem muscle quality, contributing to the enhancement of water holding capacity and tenderness of meat. 56 Myofibrillar Proteins.…”