Higher vertebrate genomes contain three troponin I genes, TNNI1, TNNI2 and TNNI3.
The muscle fiber type-specific troponin I isoforms are evolutionarily diverged.
Each of the isoform genes is conserved across species.
The N-terminal extension of cardiac troponin I is an adult heart-specific regulator.
Mutations of troponin I cause myopathies.