Biologically Active Substance
gelsolin
[ jel-sol-in ]
Subclass of:
Intracellular Calcium-Sensing Proteins; Microfilament Proteins
Definitions related to gelsolin:
  • A 90-kDa protein produced by macrophages that severs ACTIN filaments and forms a cap on the newly exposed filament end. Gelsolin is activated by CALCIUM ions and participates in the assembly and disassembly of actin, thereby increasing the motility of some CELLS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Calcium activated, actin capping protein found in ameboid cells that favors depolymerization of microtubules and therefore the sol state in gel-sol cytoplasmic streaming.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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