actin
IPA: ˈæktʌn
noun
- (biochemistry, uncountable) A globular structural protein that polymerizes in a helical fashion to form an actin filament (or microfilament).
- (biochemistry, countable) One of the six isoforms of actin.
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Examples of "actin" in Sentences
- Actin assembly inducing protein.
- ATP actin is then available for assembly.
- Actin is necessary for the induction of LTP.
- Profilin in the regulation of actin dynamics.
- They are responsible for actin based motility.
- I'm trying to figure out how to nucleate some actin growth.
- These protrusions are unusual in that they are not actin based.
- Individual subunits of actin are known as globular actin G actin .
- Tropomyosin is an actin binding protein that regulates actin mechanics.
- Actin nucleation is an initial step in the formation of an actin filament.
- Instead of someone who is a President I won't mention his name actin all kissy face with the enemy.
- Use of the term 'actin' like' doesn't mitigate the harm this crime has on survivors of sexual violence.
- They attached a fibre of the muscle protein actin to the gamma subunit, and the beta units were attached to the substratum.
- For example, cells have several intricate systems that control their shape, one of which is based on a protein called actin.
- On the contrary, anti-decoherence stipulations of Orch OR include 1) transiently encasing bundles of dendritic microtubules in actin gel ” an isolated, shielded and water-ordered non-liquid environment for quantum processes, 2) quantum states extending among dendritic gel environments via quantum tunneling and/or entanglement through window-like gap junctions of dendritic webs, 3) microtubule quantum error correction topology (Hameroff et al, 2002) and 4) biomolecular quantum states pumped by, rather than disrupted by, heat energy.