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cytoskeletal

  • a word derived from cytoskeleton.
    cytoskeleton
    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.

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They found that RBFOX2 regulates the splicing of RNA molecules that code for proteins involved in cytoskeletal remodeling, with one of the critical molecules being RNA that codes for the protein ABI1.

From Science Daily Jan. 13, 2024

"When we inhibited this aberrant constriction by paralyzing cytoskeletal filaments, we could reduce axon degeneration" Groh summarizes.

From Science Daily Nov. 28, 2023

Vampirovibrio and Vampirococcus, true to their name, have cytoskeletal protrusions sometimes termed “fangs” that the sink into the bodies of prey before draining the contents.

From Scientific American Sep. 5, 2022

The final cytoskeletal filament is the intermediate filament.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

Within cells, formin proteins promote the elongation of cytoskeletal actin filaments by associating with filament tips.

From Science Magazine Jan. 6, 2011

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