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Noun: F-actin
  1. A filamentous form of actin.
    "It can be present as either a free monomer called G-actin (globular) or as part of a linear polymer microfilament called F-actin (filamentous), both of which are essential for such important cellular functions as the mobility and contraction of cells during cell division."

Type of: actin

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