filamin

filamin
fil·a·min (filґə-min) a family of actin-binding proteins (in mammals, filamins A, B, and C) that cross-link actin filaments to form a network in the cortex of many cells and regulate changes in cellular shape and motility; they also play a role in second messenger signaling.

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  • filamin — A protein that binds to F actin, cross linking it to form an isotropic network; the binding does not require Ca2+. It was originally isolated from smooth muscle and is a homodimer 2 x 250 kD. Similar to actin binding protein (ABP) from leucocytes …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • filamin — noun Any of a class of proteins that bind actin filaments and anchor membrane proteins …   Wiktionary

  • filamen, filamin — A high molecular weight, actin binding protein that is part of the intracellular filamentous structure of fibroblastic cells; its distribution in cells is derived from its interaction with polymerized actin …   Medical dictionary

  • FLNC (gene) — Filamin C, gamma (actin binding protein 280), also known as FLNC, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: FLNC filamin C, gamma (actin binding protein 280)| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView… …   Wikipedia

  • FLNB — Filamin B, beta (actin binding protein 278), also known as FLNB, is a human cytoplasmic protein.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: FLNB filamin B, beta (actin binding protein 278)| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene… …   Wikipedia

  • FBLIM1 — Filamin binding LIM protein 1, also known as FBLIM1, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: FBLIM1 filamin binding LIM protein 1| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=54751| accessdate =… …   Wikipedia

  • FLNA — Filamin A, alpha (actin binding protein 280), also known as FLNA, is a human gene. PBB Summary section title = summary text = Actin binding protein, or filamin, is a 280 kD protein that crosslinks actin filaments into orthogonal networks in… …   Wikipedia

  • FILIP1 — Filamin A interacting protein 1, also known as FILIP1, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: FILIP1 filamin A interacting protein 1| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=27145|… …   Wikipedia

  • Myotilin — Rendering based on PDB 2KDG …   Wikipedia

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