actin filaments (F-actin

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• Actin — G Actin (PDB code: 1j6z). ADP and the divalent cation are highlighted …   Wikipedia

• actin — /ak teuhn/, n. Biochem. a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction. [1940 45; perh. ACT + IN2] * * * One of two proteins responsible for contraction of muscle cells …   Universalium

• Actin — G Aktin (PDB code: 1j6z) mit ADP und Kation F Aktin; Darstellung von 13 Aktin Untereinheiten (basierend auf dem …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• actin binding proteins — A diverse group of proteins that bind to actin and that may stabilize F actin filaments, nucleate filament formation, cross link filaments, lead to bundle formation etc …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• actin filament — one of the thin contractile myofilaments in a myofibril, composed mainly of actin; each actin filament is surrounded by three myosin filaments …   Medical dictionary

• actin-binding proteins — a large and diverse group of proteins that bind to actin and regulate the dynamics and organization of actin filaments …   Medical dictionary

• actin — [ aktɪn] noun Biochemistry a protein which forms (together with myosin) the contractile filaments of muscle cells. Origin 1940: from Gk aktis, aktin ray + in1 …   English new terms dictionary

• thin filaments — actin filaments, 7–9 nm in diameter and 1 μm in length, attached to the Z disks in striated muscle; they are composed of F actin associated with troponin and tropomyosin. See also myofilament …   Medical dictionary

• thin filaments — Filaments 7 9nm diameter attached to the Z discs of striated muscle, have opposite polarity in each half sarcomere. Built of F actin with associated tropomyosin and troponin …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• Beta-Actin — G Aktin (PDB code: 1j6z) mit ADP und Kation F Aktin; Darstellung von 13 Aktin Untereinheiten (basierend auf dem …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Β-Actin — G Aktin (PDB code: 1j6z) mit ADP und Kation F Aktin; Darstellung von 13 Aktin Untereinheiten (basierend auf dem …   Deutsch Wikipedia