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Do plant and animal cells have microfilaments?
Yes, both plant and animal cells have microfilaments. Microfilaments are composed of actin protein and are part of the cell's cytoskeleton. They are involved in various cellular processes such as cell movement, cell division, and maintaining cell shape.
What do microfilaments do for the cell?
nucleolus- thought tomake robosomes and found in the nucleus
A cellular framework found within the cytoplasm and composed of microtubiles and microfilaments?
Cytoskeleton
What are 3 protein fibers found in cytoskeleton?
The three protein fibers found in the cytoskeleton are actin filaments (microfilaments), intermediate filaments, and microtubules. They play key roles in providing structure and support to the cell, facilitating cell movement, and aiding in cell division and intracellular transport.
Long threads made of actin?
Microfilaments.
What are the tiny strands called that are in a cell?
Microfilaments
Actin makes up cytoskeleton fibers called?
The actin that makes up cytoskeleton fibers are called microfilaments. They are the thinnest filaments of the cytoskeleton a structure found in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells.Ê
Which mechanism involves the drawing of actin microfilaments between myosin microfilaments?
The ratchet mechanism
What contains filament?
Microfilaments contain actin filaments. They are the thinnest filaments of the cytoskeleton, which is a structure found in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells.
What Microfilaments are made from ball shaped proteins called?
Microfilaments are made from a protein called actin. Actin filaments are composed of monomers of globular actin proteins, which can polymerize to form long, thin filaments that are a crucial component of the cytoskeleton in cells.
What is the function of a Microfilaments in a plant cell?
in cells, microfilaments support cytoplasm and microtubules transport materials within cytoplasm
Does prokaryotic cells have microfilaments?
Prokaryotic cells do not have microfilaments like eukaryotic cells do. Prokaryotic cells lack many of the membrane-bound organelles found in eukaryotic cells and have a simpler cytoskeleton that typically includes proteins like MreB and FtsZ for cell structure and division.
