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microfilament
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n. A very fine (thin) filament.
Wikipedia
Microfilaments, also called actin filaments, are filamentous structures in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells and form part of the cytoskeleton. They are primarily composed of polymers of actin, but in cells are modified by and interact with numerous other proteins. Microfilament functions include cytokinesis, amoeboid movement and cell motility in general, 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. In inducing cell motility, one end of the actin filament elongates while the other end contracts, presumably by myosin II molecular motors. Additionally, they function as part of actomyosin-driven contractile molecular motors, wherein the thin filaments serve as tensile platforms for myosin's ATP-dependent pulling action in muscle contraction and pseudopod advancement. Microfilaments have a tough, flexible framework which helps the cell in movement.
Usage examples of "microfilament".
Connecting ceiling to floor was a forest of glowing cords, of every dimension from microfilament to thick optical cable.
Mahnmut grabbed a personal reaction pack and coils of unbreakable microfilament rope and pulled himself out the airlock doors, fighting the vector forces of the tumbling by grabbing handholds he knew from decades of deep-sea work.
He kicked back, found the tie-on, and tied the microfilament line with an unbreakable knot.
The kit included a microfilament climbing harness, a rebreather and oxygen canister, a first-aid kit with endorphin-boosters, syntheskin patches, and an old-fashioned viral tourniquet.
An instant later, the trouble spot fluoresced orange, pointing to a miscon-nected microfilament, and she swore again as she reached to correct it.
When you took into consideration the special catheter and microfilament neural fibres for direct input to her spinal column, it was well worth the price she paid for the custom fit.
Denise used a power blade to slice through the casing and carefully positioned a dragon-extruded communications link on top of the databus unit Microfilaments slid through the electronics inside to merge with the fiberoptic cables.
They consist of microfilaments with various functions, capable of treating individual cells.
The device secretes microfilaments into the brain to obtain raw data, whereafter it acts as an enhancement and logic coprocessor, enabling instant "uplift" of various nonsentient animals.
She avoided touching metal wherever possible, because even though microfilaments in her LEP jumpsuit were designed to disperse extra heat, microfilaments didn't always do what they were designed to do.
So what you've got laid over the entire assembly is what's called a web sealthere's microfilaments running from this box through every other component and back again.
Through the viewports, the galaxy's stars were nothing more than idiot points of light, fed by fiber-optic microfilaments into a sheet of black plastic.
So what you've got laid over the entire assembly is what's called a web seal—there's microfilaments running from this box through every other component and back again.
It isn’t a dueling sword, it’s a power-assisted microfilament wire, capable of slicing through diamond armor as if it isn’t there.