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cytoskeletal

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cy`to`skel´e`tal    (sī`tô`skĕl´ĕ`tal)
a.1.(Cell Biology) Of or pertaining to the cytoskeleton; as, cytoskeletal microtubules.


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Intracellular AGEs (most likely derived from methylglyoxal) crosslink cytoskeletal proteins and render them insoluble.
To use a computer analogy, protein kinases are the 'DOS of the cell' and control virtually all cellular processes including metabolism, transcription, cell cycle progression, cytoskeletal rearrangement, cell movement, apoptosis, and differentiation.
00 Hardcover QP552 Growing evidence suggests that G protein-coupled receptors interact with scaffolding, cytoskeletal, and signaling proteins and that these interactions play a role in the targeting, anchoring, and functioning of the receptors in the plasma membrane, thus contributing to cell development and plasticity.
 
 
 
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