actin

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 the muscle proteins. G-Actin is the globular monomeric form of actin, 6.7 x 4.0nm: it polymerizes to form filamentous F-actin.

Dictionary of molecular biology. 2004.

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  • actin- — ⇒ACTIN(O) , (ACTIN , ACTINO ), élément préf. Tiré du gr. aktis, aktinos « rayon », sert à former des subst. et qq. adj. sav. appartenant en gén. aux sc. naturelles (biol., bot., zool., except. minér.), ou, plus récemment, à la physico chim. nucl …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • actin — actin. См. актин. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Actin... — Actin... (v. gr.), strahlen …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Actin — Actin, in fast allen Zellen vorhandenes Protein, das als globuläres A. (G. A.) und, wenn dieses zu Filamenten polymerisiert, als F. A. vorkommt. Actinfilamente heißen auch ⇒ Mikrofilamente …   Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie

  • actin — v. actino . Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN …   Dicționar Român

  • actin — [ak′tin] n. [< L actus (see ACT1) + IN1] a protein in muscles: see ACTOMYOSIN …   English World dictionary

  • actin- — [ak′tin] combining form ACTINO : used before a vowel [actinal] …   English World dictionary

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

  • Actin — G Aktin (PDB code: 1j6z) mit ADP und Kation F Aktin; Darstellung von 13 Aktin Untereinheiten (basierend auf dem …   Deutsch 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 — Ac|tin 〈n. 11〉 = Aktin * * * Ac|tin [lat. actus = Tat, Tätigkeit, Bewegung; ↑ in (3)], das; s, e; S: Aktin: haupts. im Muskelgewebe konzentriertes Protein, das in monomerer Form als globuläres Polypeptid (G Actin aus 375 Aminos …   Universal-Lexikon

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