Definition of Microfilaments. Meaning of Microfilaments. Synonyms of Microfilaments

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Definition of Microfilaments

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Meaning of Microfilaments from wikipedia

- other proteins in the cell. Microfilaments are usually about 7 nm in diameter and made up of two strands of actin. Microfilament functions include cytokinesis...
- of the cytoskeletons, the microfilaments contain the thinnest filaments, with a diameter of approximately 7 nm. Microfilaments are part of the cytoskeleton...
- helps show the true function of this muscle contraction is the microfilament. Microfilaments are composed of the most abundant cellular protein known as...
- Actin is a family of globular multi-functional proteins that form microfilaments in the cytoskeleton, and the thin filaments in muscle fibrils. It is found...
- phragmoplast in plant cells are complex structures made up of microtubules and microfilaments that aide in the final separation of the cells into two identical daughter...
- thin. Filopodia are slender, thread-like, and are supported largely by microfilaments. Lobopodia are bulbous and amoebic. Reticulopodia are complex structures...
- because their average diameter (10 nm) is between those of narrower microfilaments (actin) and wider myosin filaments found in muscle cells, the diameter...
- and bind on the cytoplasmic side to ****ociated proteins attached to microfilaments of the cytoskeleton. The name integrin is based on the word integrate...
- move, change shape, or transport materials. The motor structures are microfilaments of actin and actin-binding proteins, including α-actinin, fimbrin, and...
- (2003-04-01). "Actin Binding Proteins: Regulation of Cytoskeletal Microfilaments". Physiological Reviews. 83 (2): 433–473. doi:10.1152/physrev.00026...