cytoskeletons
Internal cellular scaffolding
Cytoskeletons is the plural of cytoskeleton, the network of protein filaments that gives a cell its shape and internal structure.
Like bones and muscles in a body, cytoskeletons provide support, enable movement, and organize cellular components: The cytoskeletons of cancer cells differ from those of healthy cells.
Hollow cellular protein structures
- microfilamentsThinnest cytoskeletal protein strands
- actinCellular contractile protein
- tubulinMicrotubule protein component
- keratinStructural hair protein
scaffold · framework · lattice · network · filaments · polymers · fibers · architecture
Parent splitting into offspring
- mitosisNuclear division producing identical cells
- centriolesCylindrical cell structures
- cytokinesisCytoplasmic division after mitosis
- ciliaHairlike cellular projections
flagella · cortex · compartmentalization · endoplasmic reticulum · Golgi apparatus
Monomers bonding into chains
- depolymerizationPolymer breakdown into monomers
- assemblyConstructing from components
- disassemblySeparating into components
- remodelingAltering existing structures
nucleation · elongation · severing · capping · branching · crosslinking · myosin · turnover
Gout medication from flowers
- taxolYew-derived antitumor compound
- electron microscopyImaging via focused particle beams
- confocalSharing a common focus
- mutationsAlterations in genetic sequence
Progressive loss of neurons
- cardiomyopathyHeart muscle disorder
- muscular dystrophyGenetic muscle-wasting condition
- progeriaGenetic rapid-aging condition
- Alzheimer'sDegenerative brain disease
microtubules
Hollow cellular protein structures
- microfilamentsThinnest cytoskeletal protein strands
- actinCellular contractile protein
- tubulinMicrotubule protein component
keratin · scaffold · framework · lattice · network · filaments · polymers · fibers · architecture · support
cell division
Parent splitting into offspring
- mitosisNuclear division producing identical cells
- centriolesCylindrical cell structures
- cytokinesisCytoplasmic division after mitosis
cilia · flagella · cortex · compartmentalization · endoplasmic reticulum · Golgi apparatus
polymerization
Monomers bonding into chains
- depolymerizationPolymer breakdown into monomers
- assemblyConstructing from components
- disassemblySeparating into components
remodeling · nucleation · elongation · severing · capping · branching · crosslinking · myosin · turnover · instability
colchicine
Gout medication from flowers
- taxolYew-derived antitumor compound
- electron microscopyImaging via focused particle beams
- confocalSharing a common focus
neurodegeneration
Progressive loss of neurons
- cardiomyopathyHeart muscle disorder
- muscular dystrophyGenetic muscle-wasting condition
- progeriaGenetic rapid-aging condition
cytoskeletonscell membranes
Lipid bilayer enclosing cells
plasma membranes · cell walls · cytosol · nuclei · nuclear envelope
cytoskeletonscell walls
Rigid outer layer of plant, fungal, and bacterial units