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4. Microfilaments Flashcards

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1
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Diameter of microfilaments

A

7-9 nm

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Actin monomer binding proteins

A

Profilin

Thymosin beta

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Straight filament nucleators

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formin

Spire

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Branched filament nucleators

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Arp2/Arp3 complex

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Filament capping proteins, plus end

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CapZ

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Filament capping proteins, minus end

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Tropomodulin

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Filament severing proteins

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ADF-cofilin

Severin

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Filament side binding stabilisers

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Tropomodulin

Nebulin

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Bundling proteins

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Fibrin

alpha-actinin

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Cross-linking proteins

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Filamin

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Membrane linkers

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Spectrin

Dystrophin

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Motors

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Myosins

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Examples of drugs/toxins to study actin

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Cytochalasin B D
Tolytoxin
Latrunculin A
Phalloidin
Botulinum toxin
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