Table 1.

Troponin isoforms and chromosomal location

TnI
GeneProtein IsoformChromosomeExpression Site
TNNI1ssTnI1q32Slow twitch skeletal muscle
TNNI2fsTnI11p15.5Fast twitch skeletal muscle
TNNI3cTnI19q13.4Cardiac muscle
TnT
GeneProtein IsoformChromosomeExpression Site
TNNT1ssTnT19q13.4Slow twitch skeletal muscle
TNNT2cTnT1q32Cardiac muscle
TNNT3fsTnT11p15.5Fast twitch skeletal muscle
TnC
GeneProtein IsoformChromosomeExpression Site
TNNC1cTnC3p14.3-p21.3Cardiac or slow skeletal muscle
TNNC2fsTnC20q12-q13.11Fast twitch skeletal muscle

Adapted from Barton et al 199748