cy·to·skel·e·ton (s  t -sk l  -tn)n. The internal framework of a cell, composed largely of actin filaments and microtubules. |
cytoskeleton [ˈsaɪtəʊˌskɛlɪtən]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) a network of fibrous proteins that governs the shape and movement of a biological cell
| cytoskeleton (st-skl-tn) 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. |
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| Noun | 1. | cytoskeleton - a microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell shape and coherence anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure" |
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