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Which of the following statements about actin is false? - ✔✔The dynamic instability of
actin filaments is important for cell movement
The hydrolysis of bound ATP to ADP in actin filament ________ the strength of binding
between monomers in the filament. - ✔✔Decreases
Actin at the cell cortex helps govern the shape of the plasma membrane. - ✔✔True
Actin filaments are nucleated at the site of existing actin filaments in lamellipodia. -
✔✔True
The thin sheetlike structures that a fibroblast regularly extends during cell crawling are
called: - ✔✔Lamellapodia
Myosins are motor proteins that use the energy of ATP hydrolysis to move along actin
filaments. - ✔✔True
Which of the following examples are characterized by having actin microfilaments
arranged in bundles of opposite polarities? - ✔✔Contractile rings and adhesion belts
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, All of the following are examples are characterized by having actin microfilaments
arranged in tight bundles and thin sheets and are structurally polar except: - ✔✔Stress
fibers
(Included answers: microvilli, lamellipodia, filopodia)
Gel-like networks are characterized by having F-actin arranged in a loose yet highly
viscous 3D open array with many interconnections and mixed polarity. - ✔✔True
__________ is a molecule derived from the very poisonous Amanita phalloides and
promotes actin polymerization by binding directly to and stabilizing the filaments. -
✔✔Phalloidin
_______ is an actin molecular motor that is crucial for the movement of opposite
oriented F-actin; it generates tension in stress fibers, contractile ring adhesion belts, and
muscle contraction. - ✔✔Myosin II
The basal lamina is constructed from components supplied by different cell types,
commonly by epithelial cells on one side and fibroblasts on the other. - ✔✔True
Proteoglycans in the extracellular matrix of animal tissues: - ✔✔Help tissues resist
mechanical compression; allow cartilage to resist compression
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