cytoskeletal
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a word derived from
cytoskeleton.
cytoskeletonnouna 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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To unravel this mechanism, they created a computer model of a vesicle containing active cytoskeletal components used for movement.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 2024
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
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
Microfilaments are the thinnest of the cytoskeletal fibers and function in moving cellular components, for example, during cell division.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
Within cells, formin proteins promote the elongation of cytoskeletal actin filaments by associating with filament tips.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 6, 2011