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203 followers · 852 posts · Server mathstodon.xyz#Micro #filaments are usually about 7 nm in #diameter and #made up of #two #strands of #actin. Microfilament #functions #include #cytokinesis, #amoeboid #movement, #cell #motility, #changes #in #cell #shape, #endocytosis and #exocytosis, #cell #contractility, and #mechanical #stability. #Microfilaments are #flexible and #relatively #strong, #resisting #buckling by #multi #piconewton #compressive #forces and filament #fracture by #nanonewton #tensile #forces.
#tensile #nanonewton #fracture #Forces #compressive #piconewton #multi #buckling #resisting #strong #relatively #flexible #Microfilaments #stability #mechanical #contractility #exocytosis #endocytosis #shape #in #changes #motility #cell #movement #amoeboid #cytokinesis #include #functions #actin #strands #two #made #diameter #filaments #micro