A family of proteins found in cells that help regulate the formation of structures called actin filaments, which are crucial for cell movement and division.
Named after the formins discovered in cells, from the root relating to form or formation. The term emerged in cell biology in the 1990s as scientists identified this important class of regulatory proteins.
Formins are like the construction workers inside your cells, helping to build the microscopic 'scaffolding' that cells use to move, divide, and communicate—without them, you couldn't grow, heal, or even think.
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