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A family of proteins that participates in cell polarization, cytokinesis, and vertebrate limb formation. [L. forma, form, + -in]

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for·min (forґmin) any of a class of large, multidomain proteins that regulate the dynamic remodeling of the cytoskeleton by acting on the actin and microtubule networks; it is important in meiosis and mitosis, the maintenance of cell polarity, transport of lipids and proteins between organelles, signaling to the nucleus, and embryonic development.

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