Genetic drift 

Genetic drift is an evolutionary force, in which allelic frequency change over generation Just by chance (sampling error). 

The deviations from the expected ratios are random, the direction of change is unpredictable.

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Profilin – G-actin nucleotide exchange (ADP to ATP) 

Cofilin – F-actin disassembly

Thymosin B-4 – G-actin monomer sequestering

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Actin filament treadmilling is accelerated by:

Profilin and Cofilin

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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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Jasplakinolide,

a sponge toxin, enhances nucleation by binding and stabilizing actin dimers and lowering the Cc.

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Latrunculin, 

a toxin secreted by sponges, binds and sequesters G-actin