💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Microfilament"
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| Word | Definition |
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| myofilamentnoun | A filament within a myofibril, constructed from proteins |
| protofilamentnoun | A filament of polymerized tubulin in a cell, which becomes part of a microtubule |
| tonofilamentnoun | (biochemistry) A structural filament of keratin present in the cytoplasm |
| actinnoun | (biochemistry, uncountable) A globular structural protein that polymerizes in a helical fashion to form an actin filament (or microfilament). |
| actininnoun | (biochemistry) Any of several microfilament proteins that have a function in the attachment of actin fibres in muscle cells |
| macrofilamentnoun | A relatively large filament |
| biofilamentnoun | A biological filament |
| nucleofilamentnoun | A filamentous form of a chromosome made from nucleosome subunits. |
| twinfilinnoun | (biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins that bind actin |
| tonofibrilnoun | (biology) A structural fibril of tonofilaments found in the cytoplasm of epithelial cells |
| profilinnoun | (biochemistry) An actin-binding protein involved in the dynamic turnover and restructuring of the actin cytoskeleton, found in all eukaryotic organisms in most cells. |
| microfibrilnoun | A bundle of cellulose polymer chains held together by weak bonds. |
| cytoskeletonnoun | A matrix of intercellular protein, in the forms of microfilaments and microtubules, that provide some rigidity to cells |
| filaminnoun | (biochemistry) Any of a class of proteins that bind actin filaments and anchor membrane proteins. |
| intermediate filamentnoun | (biochemistry) Any of a family of twisted protein filaments intermediate in size between microfilaments and microtubules. |
| cofilinnoun | (biochemistry) Any of a class of proteins which disassemble actin filaments |
| cortactinnoun | (biochemistry) A microfilament protein that regulates the assembly and organization of cortical actin |
| actinomyosinnoun | Actomyosin. |
| granulofilamentnoun | A granular filament |
| fibroactinnoun | (biochemistry) A form of fibronectin related to an actin |
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