Actin filament (F-actin)

Layer 3 — Biologyin the Cytoskeleton And Motility subtree

Double-helical polar polymer of G-actin monomers (~42 kDa). ATP-actin adds at barbed end; ADP-actin dissociates at pointed end — treadmilling. Drives motility, division, endocytosis.

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