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Actin vs Gelsolin - What's the difference?

actin | gelsolin |

As nouns the difference between actin and gelsolin

is that actin is a globular structural protein that polymerizes in a helical fashion to form an actin filament (or microfilament) while gelsolin is an actin-binding protein that is a key regulator of actin filament assembly and disassembly.

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

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    gelsolin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) An actin-binding protein that is a key regulator of actin filament assembly and disassembly.

    • Anagrams

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