Defensins and cathelicidin LL-37 are secreted constitutively by epithelial cells in many tissues, and are stored as well in neutrophil granules, where they contribute to killing phagocytosed microbes.

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Nucleation phase 

Lag period (Time taken for nucleation) Rate-limiting Step.

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Nucleation phase 

Two G-actin molecules bind relatively weakly to each other, but addition of a third actin monomer to form a trimer makes the entire group more stable, acts as a nucleus for polymerization.

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#Id: 8317

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Actin polymerization in vitro proceeds in three steps:

1.Nucleation phase

2.Elongation phase

3.Steady-state

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#Id: 8316

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Persistence length,

minimum filament length at which random thermal fluctuations are likely to cause it to bend.

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#Id: 8315

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Actin can reversibly assemble into filaments that consist of two helices of actin subunits

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#Id: 8314

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Each actin subunit (globular or G-actin) is a 375-amino-acid polypeptide contains a Mg+2 ion complexed with either ATP or ADP