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Microtubules have two main functions in cells and in doing so act like a skeleton as well as like railroad tracks. Microtubules are the main structural component of the cytoskeleton in cells which provides the cell with structure and rigidity and determines the shape of the cell. They also serve to directionally transport vesicles and proteins within the cytoplasm through transport proteins called kinesins and dyneins, which act much like railroad cars. yes indeed
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What is an analogy for micro tubles and micro pilaments?
The microtubules can be compared to your bones because they provide shape for the cell.
Microtubles and microfilaments are made from proteins that are shaped like?
Microtubules 50nm, make up the larger part of the cytoskeleton, and they are hollow, and larger. Microfilaments 8-10 nm are smaller, they are in a double helix shape, different from microtubules.
Which cytoskeletal element radiates from the cell center?
Microtubules radiate from the cell center.
What produces microtubules during cell division in animals?
kinetochore microtubules are located in the centrosomes and produce the microtubules
What is the stystem of microtubules?
The Cytoskeleton is a system of microtubules, in a cell.
Organelles used to move chromosomes are the?
microtubules
The hollow tubes of protein that help maintain the shape of the cell is what?
microtubules.... might be right
Spindle fibres are composed of?
They are made up of clusters of microtubules. Microtubules are made of the protein tubuliln and are responsible for cell movement and shape. The microtubules are like "conveyor belts" inside the cell.
What microtubules are necessary for sorting the chromosomes in cell division?
The kinetochore microtubules
What are spindle fibers composed of?
spindle fibers are composed of what? Answer: Microtubules
Which cytoskeleton fibers are found in cilia and flagella?
microtubules
What is a spindle made of?
a spindle fiber is a specialized form of microtubules...that's what it is made of
