The reasoning: thick‑filament regulation by phosphorylation
Smooth muscle lacks sarcomeres and troponin; actin (anchored to dense bodies and dense plaques) greatly outnumbers myosin. Ca²⁺ rises from L‑type Ca²⁺ channels (electromechanical coupling) and from SR via IP₃ receptors after GPCR–Gq activation (pharmacomechanical coupling, which can occur without a change in Vm).