Category:GO:0005884 ! actin filament

name: actin filament
namespace: cellular_component
def: "A filamentous structure formed of a two-stranded helical polymer of the protein actin and associated proteins. Actin filaments are a major component of the contractile apparatus of skeletal muscle and the microfilaments of the cytoskeleton of eukaryotic cells. The filaments, comprising polymerized globular actin molecules, appear as flexible structures with a diameter of 5-9 nm. They are organized into a variety of linear bundles, two-dimensional networks, and three dimensional gels. In the cytoskeleton they are most highly concentrated in the cortex of the cell just beneath the plasma membrane." [GOC:mah, ISBN:0198506732, PMID:10666339]
synonym: "microfilament" EXACT []
xref: NIF_Subcellular:sao1588493326
xref: Wikipedia:Actin
is_a: GO:0043234 ! protein complex
is_a: GO:0044430 ! cytoskeletal part
relationship:part_of: GO:0015629 ! actin cytoskeleton

AmiGO

Child Terms

This term has the following 3 child terms, out of 3 total.

• [  ] GO:0031913 ! contractile vacuole pore
• [  ] GO:0031941 ! filamentous actin
• [  ] GO:0042643 ! actomyosin, actin part

Pages in category "GO:0005884 ! actin filament"

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