This review deals with the structure and function of the pollen tube cytoskeleton from pollen germination to the formation of two sperm cells by division of the generative cell in the tube. The structure and function of microfilaments (MFs) and microtubules (MTs) are described in the binucleate...
Bearer E. Structure-Function of the Platelet Cytoskeleton. In: Quinn M, Fitzgerald, D, editor. Platelet Function: assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. Totowa, New Jersey: Humana Press; 2005. p. 71-114.E.L. Bearer, Structure-Function of the Platelet Cytoskeleton, Humana Press, Totowa, New ...
reasonably well studied (Mackley et al., 1994; Khan et al., 1988a, b; Mason et al., 1995; Panizza et al., 1996; Hoffman and Rauscher, 1993; Mason et al., 1995) in terms of their linear viscoelastic properties such as storage modulus and loss modulus as a function of frequency. ...
•Theyfunctionbothtodeterminecellshapeandinavarietyofcellmovements,includingsomeformsofcelllocomotion,theintracellulartransportoforganelles,andtheseparationofchromosomesduringmitosis.1TheStructureofMicrotubules Microtubulesarepolymersofα-andβ-tubulindimers.Thetubulindimerspolymerizeendtoendinprotofilaments.Theprotofilaments...
, other proteins may also be considered part of the cytoskeleton. Examples includeseptins, which can assemble into filaments and form attachment sites for certain types of proteins, andspectrin, which assembles along the intracellular surface of thecell membraneand helps maintain cell structure....
The actincytoskeletonis a key determinant in cellular shape and function. Neurons, one of the most extraordinary examples of cellular polarization, are drastically dependent on the regulation of actin organization and dynamics during their development, maturation and function. In neurons, actin is mainly...
To understand what makes filaments special and how the cytoskeletons they form enable cells to perform essential functions, the structure and function of cytoskeletal molecules and their filaments have been investigated in diverse bacteria and archaea. In this Review, we bring these data together to ...
Cellular transport of organelles and vesicles: a function of microtubules Now the above figure (figure 9 in your Powerpoint) shows the movement of organelles and vesicles in two different types of cells along microtubules. Note the magenta arrow which goes from the nucleus toward the plus end of...
The Actin Cytoskeleton and GLP-1 Regulation By Cytoskeleton Inc. - Actin News Mar 26, 2025 LIS1 a Critical Regulator of Dynein Complex Formation and Function By Cytoskeleton Inc. - Tubulin News Feb 20, 2025 The DIAPH3 linker specifies a Beta-actin network that maintains RhoA and Myosin...
and particularly multi-functional mimics remains an exciting challenge in the path towards the bottom-up construction of synthetic cells. DNA nanotubes are a nice example of the trajectory from structure17to function12,13,14, recently progressing towards mimics of cytoskeletons16,18. Our study has ...