microtubules
Hollow protein cylinders
Microtubules are hollow, tube-shaped protein structures that form part of a cell's internal scaffolding.
They help maintain cell shape, enable movement of materials within the cell, and form the spindle fibers that separate chromosomes during cell division.
Drugs that disrupt microtubules can stop cancer cells from dividing.
Microtubule protein component
- dimerTwo-unit molecular assembly
- polymerizationMonomers bonding into chains
- depolymerizationPolymer breakdown into monomers
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
Whiplike locomotion appendages
Rotating rod for thread
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- centrosomeMicrotubule-organizing organelle
- anaphaseChromatid separation stage
- metaphaseChromosomal equator formation stage
prophase · telophase · segregation · cell cycle · cytokinesis · meiosis · checkpoint
Yew-derived antitumor compound
- colchicineGout medication from flowers
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
- stabilizationProcess of becoming steady
- cancer treatmentMedical intervention for malignancy
Cellular contractile protein
- microfilamentsThinnest cytoskeletal protein strands
- cytoplasmGel surrounding the nucleus
- structural supportElement bearing weight
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
Small fluid-filled sac
- intracellularWithin cell membranes
- cargoTransported goods
- anterogradeMoving in normal direction
- retrogradeMoving in reverse direction
tubulin
Microtubule protein component
- dimerTwo-unit molecular assembly
- polymerizationMonomers bonding into chains
- depolymerizationPolymer breakdown into monomers
lattice · nucleation · catastrophe · rescue
flagella
Whiplike locomotion appendages
spindle
Rotating rod for thread
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- centrosomeMicrotubule-organizing organelle
- anaphaseChromatid separation stage
metaphase · prophase · telophase · segregation · cell cycle · cytokinesis · meiosis · checkpoint
taxol
Yew-derived antitumor compound
- colchicineGout medication from flowers
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
- stabilizationProcess of becoming steady
actin
Cellular contractile protein
- microfilamentsThinnest cytoskeletal protein strands
- cytoplasmGel surrounding the nucleus
- structural supportElement bearing weight
vesicle
Small fluid-filled sac
- intracellularWithin cell membranes
- cargoTransported goods
- anterogradeMoving in normal direction
- cell biologycell membrane, cell division, cytoplasm, ribosome, mitochondria
- biostructurescell membrane, cell wall, cytoskeleton, mitochondria, nucleus
- cytologycytology, Pap test, cell division, cytoplasm, chromosome
- Mechanobiologymechanoreceptors, mechanical stress, cytoskeleton, stress fibers, myosin
- Axonal Transportretrograde transport
- Cellular Structuresribosome, mitochondria, chloroplast, Golgi apparatus, nucleus