Cork Cambium

Phellogen cuts off cells on both sides. The outer cells differentiate into cork or phellem, while the inner cells differentiate into secondary cortex or phelloderm.

Phellogen, phellem, and phelloderm are collectively known as periderm

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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