actin

[US]/'æktɪn/
[UK]/'æktɪn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. Biochemistry: actin

Phrases & Collocations

actin filaments

actin polymerization

actin cytoskeleton

actin-binding protein

actin network

actin dynamics

Example Sentences

each myosin filament is usually surrounded by 12 actin filaments.

the commonest protein in muscle; a globulin that combines with actin to form actomyosin.

Conclusion Great epiploon has locomotive function and actin is the locomotive component in the great epiploon.

Gradual degradation of α-actinin and actin was detected under both temperatures, and it was more obvious at 4℃.

Actin and myoglobulin are the compositions building muscles' stretching function. Microtubulin is the basic substance which provides the flagellum and cilium the function of movement.

Instead, their test tube was filled with some "contaminant": A high molecular weight polymer they would soon identify as the first actin-binding protein, later called filamin A.

Fig.1 It is image of continue scanning section of hu-man Bel-7402 hepatocarcinoma cell with CSLM.Intra-cellular F-actin was loaded with Phalloidin-FITC andshowed green fluorescence.

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