Biology 2382B Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Cdc42, Cell Membrane, Dystrophin

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Actin filaments or microfilaments are involved with cortical function (i. e. external functions), and cell shape and movement. Actin is very responsive to extracellular ques and is one of the first cytoskeleton filaments to be reorganized within the cell upon the appropriate signal. There are different isoforms of actin (alpha, beta, and gamma) found in different tissues, but all will form actin filaments. The arrow heads by the myosin s1 show the polarity actin filament: the coating with myosin s1 also gives rise to stable actin filament which can be used as a nucleating factor. Polymerization of actin filaments occurs preferentially at the + end, like microtubules. Just like microtubules, there is a certain concentration of monomers where polymerization will spontaneously occur (critical concentration). The elongation stage occurs on both the end and preferentially and more frequently on the + end. The concentration: however, the steady phase is just a theoretical idea that is not physiologically possible.

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