Definition of microfilament in English:
microfilament
noun ˈmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˌfɪləm(ə)ntˌmīkrōˈfiləmənt
Biology A small rodlike structure, about 4–7 nanometres in diameter, present in numbers in the cytoplasm of many eukaryotic cells.
Example sentencesExamples
- If microfilaments antagonize microtubules, this uneven distribution of microfilaments should affect microtubule morphology.
- In poliovirus infection, both intracellular movement and release of virus appear to be related to cytoskeletal changes, particularly involving actin microfilaments.
- In particular, we have focused our attention on microtubules, actin microfilaments and intermediate filaments of keratin.
- Some cells possessed abundant, randomly arranged thin microfilaments in their cytoplasm.
- Actin is the major constituent protein of microfilaments in eukaryotic cells.