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Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Macromolecular Substances [D05] » Polymers » Biopolymers » Microfilament Proteins » Gelsolin
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12] » Peptides » Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins » Intracellular Calcium-Sensing Proteins » Gelsolin
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12] » Proteins » Carrier Proteins » Calcium-Binding Proteins » Intracellular Calcium-Sensing Proteins » Gelsolin
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12] » Proteins » Cytoskeletal Proteins » Microfilament Proteins » Gelsolin
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12] » Proteins » Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins » Intracellular Calcium-Sensing Proteins » Gelsolin
Description
A 90-kDa protein produced by macrophages that severs ACTIN filaments and forms a cap on the newly exposed filament end. Gelsolin is activated by CALCIUM ions and participates in the assembly and disassembly of actin, thereby increasing the motility of some CELLS. MeSH
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