Definition of Cofilin

1. Noun. (protein) Any of a class of proteins which disassemble actin filaments ¹

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Medical Definition of Cofilin

1. Actin severing protein (19 kD), related to destrin. Binds to the side of filaments and is pH sensitive. Shares with tropomyosin a 13 amino acid F actin binding domain. Very similar to actin depolymerising factor. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cofilin

coffining
coffinite
coffinites
coffinless
coffinlike
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coffling
coffret
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coffs
cofibration
cofibrations
cofilin (current term)
cofilins
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cofinalities
cofinality
cofinally
cofinance
cofinanced
cofinances
cofinancing
cofinite
cofire
cofired
cofires
cofiring

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