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If a researcher was interested in slowing down the movement of amoebas by disrupting their cell membranes which protein filaments should she be studying?
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Considering that Amoeba sp., among other animal cells, possesses the capacity of dynamic surface extensions containing actin filaments. These filaments produce pseudopodia-stubby distensions of the actin cortex-with which they walked over surfaces. Therefore if there is an interest in slowing down the movement we would have to be interested in fibroblast cells that regularly extend a thin, sheetlike process known as lamellipodium, which contains a dense meshwork of actin filaments. Moreover, actin filaments can form the so-called microspikes, which are about 0.1 um wide and 5 to 10 um long and contain a loose bundle of about 20 actin filaments oriented with their plus ends pointing outward. In conclusion, it will be a good idea to look at the actin protein in order to make a research in amoeba's locomotion processes.
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