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microfilament

[¦mī·krō′fil·ə·mənt]
(cell and molecular biology)
One of the cytoplasmic fibrous structures, about 5 nanometers in diameter, virtually identical to actin; thought to be important in the processes of phagocytosis and pinocytosis.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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We also observed that the underlying mechanism for DBP-induced germ cell aggregation is probably a loss of Sertoli-germ cell membrane interaction, potentially due to microfilament redistribution within Sertoli cells.
The resulting composites were extruded through a twin-screw microcompounder (DSM Xplore) at 230[degrees]C and 100 rpm to produce microfilaments of about 100 pm diameter.
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The target of anti-Tm drugs is the protein, Tm5NM1, an integral part of the microfilament component of the cytoskeleton of a cell.
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In addition, jasplakinolide (JAS), which induces microfilament polymerization and stabilization and therefore acts as a microfilament inhibitor, prevents spindle migration to the oocyte cortex (Terada et al., 2000).
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