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Actin dynamics: tropomyosin provides stability
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Actin dynamics: tropomyosin provides stability
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Tropomyosin stabilizes actin filaments, while ADF/cofilin promotes their disassembly. These two proteins compete with each other for binding to the actin filament, providing a critical balance for actin assembly in vivo.
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