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actin — A protein of 42 kD, very abundant in eukaryotic cells (8 14% total cell protein) and one of the major components of the actomyosin motor and the cortical microfilament meshwork. First isolated from striated muscle and often referred to as one of… … Dictionary of molecular biology
Gravitropism — [or geotropism ] is a turning or growth movement by a plant or fungus in response to gravity. Charles Darwin was one of the first Europeans to document that roots show positive gravitropism and stems show negative gravitropism . That is, roots… … Wikipedia
Growth cone — Image of a fluorescently labeled growth cone extending from an axon F actin (red) microtubules (green). A growth cone is a dynamic, actin supported extension of a developing axon seeking its synaptic target. Their existence was originally… … Wikipedia
Lamellipodia — The lamellipodium (pl. Lamellipodia) is a cytoskeletal actin projection on the mobile edge of the cell. It contains a two dimensional actin mesh; the whole structure pulls the cell across a substrate (Alberts, et al, 2002). Within the… … Wikipedia
cell — cell1 cell like, adj. /sel/, n. 1. a small room, as in a convent or prison. 2. any of various small compartments or bounded areas forming part of a whole. 3. a small group acting as a unit within a larger organization: a local cell of the… … Universalium
Spectrin — is a cytoskeletal protein that lines the intracellular side of the plasma membrane of many cell types in pentagonal or hexagonal arrangements, forming a scaffolding and playing an important role in maintenance of plasma membrane integrity and… … Wikipedia
Major sperm protein — MSP Structure of MSP dimer from A. suum. The β sheets are shown in orange Identifiers Symbol Major Sperm Protein, MSP Entrez … Wikipedia
Cell nucleus — HeLa cells stained for the cell nucleus DNA with the Blue Hoechst dye. The central and rightmost cell are in interphase, thus their entire nuclei are labeled. On the left, a cell is going through mitosis and its DNA has condensed ready for… … Wikipedia
CAP1 — CAP, adenylate cyclase associated protein 1 (yeast), also known as CAP1, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: CAP1 CAP, adenylate cyclase associated protein 1 (yeast)| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene… … Wikipedia
Cytosol — The cytosol is a crowded solution of many different types of molecules that fills much of the volume of cells.[1] The cytosol or intracellular fluid (or cytoplasmic matrix) is the liquid found inside cells, that is separated into compartments by… … Wikipedia
