Cell & Tissue ResearchUehara K., Miyoshi M. and Miyoshi S. Function of the cy- toskeleton in cells with microridges from the oral epithelium of the carp Cyprinus carpio. Cell Tiss. Res.. 276, 45-50, 1994.Kiyoko Uehara,Masayuki Miyoshi,Sakuichiro Miyoshi.Function of the cytoskeleton in ...
•Microtubulesarerigidhollowrodsapproximately25nmindiameter.Microtubulesaredynamicstructuresthatundergocontinualassemblyanddisassemblywithinthecell.•Theyfunctionbothtodeterminecellshapeandinavarietyofcellmovements,includingsomeformsofcelllocomotion,theintracellulartransportoforganelles,andtheseparationofchromosomesduringmitosis....
The cytoskeleton in a living cell functions far more powerfully than is suggested by the etymon ‘skeleton’. As well as serving as a mechanical support, it is involved in diverse cellular processes, ranging from cell division and motility to signal transduction and intracellular transport1,2. Th...
An emerging theme is that although some filaments function by forming large filaments, in many cases, short filaments formed from tens of monomers function in a highly dynamic way to organize local processes.Abstract Most, if not all, bacterial and archaeal cells contain at least one protein fila...
The yeast actin cytoskeleton and its function in endocytosisActin-binding proteinsCytoskeletonEndocytosisSaccharomyces cerevisiaeYeastActin is an essential protein in yeast and functions in the fundamental processes of cell polarity, cytokinesis and endocytosis. Actin performs this role in concert with a ...
Pelikan-Conchaudron A, Le Clainche C, Didry D, Carlier MF (2011) The IQGAP1 protein is a calmodulin-regulated barbed end capper of actin filaments: possible implications in its function in cell migration. J Biol Chem 286:35119–35128 ...
Cytoskeleton, a system of filaments or fibers that is present in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells. The cytoskeleton organizes other constituents of the cell, maintains the cell’s shape, and is responsible for the locomotion of the cell itself and the m
Cell - Actin Filaments, Cytoskeleton, Proteins: Actin is a globular protein that polymerizes (joins together many small molecules) to form long filaments. Because each actin subunit faces in the same direction, the actin filament is polar, with different
The Rho family members, including Rho family member-A (RhoA), cell division-control protein-42 (Cdc42), and ras-related C3 botulinum-toxin substrate-1 (Rac1), control the function of actin-binding proteins function to form higher-order structures, such as stress fibers (actin/myosin bundles...
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...