actin

See also: actin' and actin-

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀκτίς (aktís, “ray”), based on the shape of the filament formed, +‎ -in.

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Noun

actin (countable and uncountable, plural actins)

(biochemistry, uncountable) 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 globular actin or G actin, which bear the active sites to which the myosin heads attach during contraction.
(biochemistry, countable) One of the six isoforms of actin.

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Spanish: actina

Translations

a globular structural protein

Catalan: actina f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 肌動蛋白／肌动蛋白 (zh) (jīdòngdànbái)
French: actine (fr)
Greek: ακτίνη (el) f (aktíni)
Italian: actina (it)
Polish: aktyna f
Portuguese: actina f
Spanish: actina (es)
Swedish: aktin (sv)

See also

Anagrams

antic, cain't, can it

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