A family of low MOLECULAR WEIGHT actin-binding proteins found throughout eukaryotes. They remodel the actin CYTOSKELETON by severing ACTIN FILAMENTS and increasing the rate of monomer dissociation.
Synonyms: 0, Depolymerizing Proteins, Actin, Protein, Actin Depolymerizing, Depolymerizing Factors, Actin, Depolymerizing Protein, Actin, Actin Depolymerizing Protein, Actin Depolymerizing Proteins, Cofilin Proteins, ADF Proteins (Actin Depolymerizing Factors), Cofilin, Cofilins, Actin Depolymerizing Factors
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2006; ACTIN DEPOLYMERIZING FACTORS was indexed under MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS 1988-2005, & under MUSCLE PROTEINS & PROTEINS 1981-1987 ,2006(1981)
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D051339