Phalloidin 

isolated from Amanita phalloides, binds at the interface between subunits in F-actin, locking adjacent subunits together and preventing depolymerization.

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#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

Myosin II

Two heads and assembles into bipolar filaments

Small and non-processive

Function- Contraction

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Three types of Smad proteins function in the TGF-β signaling pathway: 

R-Smads (Smad2 and Smad3)

Co-Smads (Smad4)

I-Smads (Smad7)

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Factors that promote tolerance rather than stimulation

a. High doses of antigen

b. Long-term persistence of antigen in the host

c. Intravenous or oral introduction

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#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

Darwin’s evolutionary theory - Common descent

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#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

Many eyes hypothesis‐ By living in groups, individuals may decrease the amount of time each spends scanning for predators and increase the time they have to feed.