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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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