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Actin vs Ezrin - What's the difference?

actin | ezrin |

As nouns the difference between actin and ezrin

is that actin is a globular structural protein that polymerizes in a helical fashion to form an actin filament (or microfilament) while ezrin is a human gene that encodes a cytoplasmic peripheral membrane protein serving as an intermediate between the plasma membrane and the actin cytoskeleton.

actin

English

Noun

  • (protein, uncountable) A globular structural protein that polymerizes in a helical fashion to form an actin filament (or microfilament).
  • (protein, countable) One of the six isoforms of actin.

    • Derived terms

    * actomyosin * conductin * isoactin

    See also

    * actinic * myosin

    Anagrams

    * *

    ezrin

    English

    (wikipedia ezrin)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (genetics) A human gene that encodes a cytoplasmic peripheral membrane protein serving as an intermediate between the plasma membrane and the actin cytoskeleton.