profilin

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noun

An actin-binding protein involved in the dynamic turnover and restructuring of the actin cytoskeleton, found in all eukaryotic organisms in most cells.

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Meanings

nounprofilin (countable and uncountable, plural profilins)

plural profilins

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryAn actin-binding protein involved in the dynamic turnover and restructuring of the actin cytoskeleton, found in all eukaryotic organisms in most cells.

Origin

From profilamentous + -in.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

fipronil
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APA

profilin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/profilin

MLA

“profilin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/profilin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “profilin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/profilin.

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