OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 41730

actin

/ˈæktɪn/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
actina
A globular structural protein that polymerizes in a helical fashion to form an actin filament (or microfilament).
2012, Elaine N. Marieb & Katja Hoehn, Human Anatomy & Physiology, 8th ed., chapter 9 "Muscles and Muscle Tissue", page 281. Actin has kidney-shaped polypeptide subunits, called glo…
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