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filament /fil·a·ment/ (fil´ah-ment) a delicate fiber or thread. actin filament one of the thin contractile myofilaments in a myofibril. intermediate filaments a class of cytoplasmic filaments that predominantly act as structural components of the cytoskeleton and also effect various movements in cellular processes. muscle filament myofilament. myosin filament one of the thick contractile myofilaments in a myofibril. thick filaments bipolar myosin filaments occurring in striated muscle. thin filaments actin filaments occurring, associated with troponin and tropomyosin, in striated muscle.
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Thickening of the actin filaments at the
cell edge provided the bending force to extrude the virus particles.
Modulation of cellular thermoresistance and actin filament stability
accompanies phosphorylation-induced changes in the oligomeric structure
of heat shock protein 27. They may be
especially important to the cochlea's hair cells because the
stereocilia owe their stiffness to bundles of actin filaments that are
continuously broken apart and rebuilt. |
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