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cytoskeleton
[ sahy-tuh-skel-i-tn ]
noun
- a shifting lattice arrangement of structural and contractile components distributed throughout the cell cytoplasm, composed of microtubules, microfilaments, and larger filaments, functioning as a structural support and transport mechanism.
cytoskeleton
/ ˈɪəʊˌɛɪə /
noun
- a network of fibrous proteins that governs the shape and movement of a biological cell
cytoskeleton
/ ī′tə-ĕ′ĭ-ٲ /
- The internal framework of a cell, composed of a network of protein filaments and extending throughout the fluid of the cell (the cytosol). The cytoskeleton consists mainly of actin filaments and microtubules and plays an important role in cell movement, shape, growth, division, and differentiation, as well as in the movement of organelles within the cell. All eukaryotic cells have a cytoskeleton.
Other yvlog Forms
- t··ٲ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of cytoskeleton1
Example Sentences
The researchers discovered that these growth regulators also manipulated the cell's internal framework, or cytoskeleton, to further sculpt cell size and shape.
This was accompanied by a re-organization of a protein that assembles and controls cells' mechanically active cytoskeleton.
However, the Moffitt researchers noted that proteins from the cytoskeleton are also excellent ion conductors.
Proteins are essential for forming the framework of a cell, called the cytoskeleton.
The MPI team expects that their results will be useful for the many scientists around the world that study the actin cytoskeleton.
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