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cytoskeleton

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cy·to·skel·e·ton  (st-skl-tn)
n.
The internal framework of a cell, composed largely of actin filaments and microtubules.
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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Noun1.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"
cytol, cytoplasm - the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism


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For example, chapter 11 describes assembly of the cellular cytoskeleton, while chapter 12 describes the mechanisms used by pathogenic bacteria to manipulate the cytoskeleton.
Cellular Microbiology, 2nd ed by Quinn, Frederick / Emerging Infectious Diseases
But most of the recovery genes Samson identified are involved with functions such as cytoskeleton remodeling, protein degradation, RNA synthesis, and lipid metabolism.
TXG at SOT. (Meeting Report) by Potera, Carol / Environmental Health Perspectives
The origin of this cytoskeleton has been a mystery to biologists because more-primitive cells, bacteria, seemed to lack anything resembling a cytoskeleton or its component proteins--tubulin and actin.
Bacterial genes and cell scaffolding. (Evolution) by Science News
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