-
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...
-
molecules that
affix to the
microfilament and "walk"
along them. In general, the
major component or
protein of
microfilaments are actin. The G-actin monomer...
-
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...
- of the cytoskeletons, the
microfilaments contain the
thinnest filaments, with a
diameter of
approximately 7 nm.
Microfilaments are part of the cytoskeleton...
-
because their average diameter (10 nm) is
between those of
narrower microfilaments (actin) and
wider myosin filaments found in
muscle cells, the diameter...
-
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...
- join onto
previously existing microfilaments, but once
bound it
creates a site for the
extension of new
microfilaments,
which creates branching. Another...
- thin.
Filopodia are slender, thread-like, and are
supported largely by
microfilaments.
Lobopodia are
bulbous and amoebic.
Reticulopodia are
complex structures...
- 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...
