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Cytoskeleton consists of three different types of macromolecular fibers:-
1. Actin filaments- 7nm in diameter
2. Intermediate filaments- 8-11nm in diameter
3. Microtubules- 25nm in diameter
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoprovides structure for the cell and facilitates cell divisioncontrols entry into and out of cellcontains code that guides all cell activitiesstores food or contains pigments
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∙ 12y agoIt supports and shapes the cell. It's a jellylike rectangle that contains threadlike microtubules.
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Are microtubules an organelle?
Microtubules are cyclindrical shaped polymers that help maintain and stabilize cell structure. They also have a major role in the transportation of molecules within the cell. They are part of the cytoskeleton, and the cytoskeleton is considered to be an organelle. The microtubules are only a fraction of an organelle under the cytoskeleton.
What is a network of protein fillaments that helps the cell maintain its shape?
the cytoskeleton
What part of the cell keeps the cell membrain from collapsing?
The cytoskeleton keeps the membrane from collapsing. A cytoskeleton is a skeleton and a muscle. The cytoskeleton function in a plant and animals.
What is filamentous cytoskeleton?
Filamentous cytoskeleton is the cellular structure within the cytoplasm in every cell that helps it to keep its structure, protect the cell and allows cellular motion (using appendages like flagella, cilia, etc.). It also plays a role in intracellular transport and cellular division. The cytoskeleton is found in Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic cells.
What is a good analogy for cytoskeleton?
Recently complex networks of fibrous protein structures have been shown to exist in the cytosol of eukaryotic cells. These network collectively form cytoskeleton which contains protein fibres . These fibrous proteins helps in cellular movement that is amoeboid movement and cyclosis.
What plays a critical role in maintaining a cells shape?
cytoskeleton.
What can be another function of the cytoskeleton in the cells of living organisms?
plays role in cell division.
What can be another function of the cytoskeleton in the cells of the living organisms?
plays role in cell division.
The cytoskeleton helps give a cell shape What structures plays this role?
Microfilaments and microtubules
Are microtubules an organelle?
Microtubules are cyclindrical shaped polymers that help maintain and stabilize cell structure. They also have a major role in the transportation of molecules within the cell. They are part of the cytoskeleton, and the cytoskeleton is considered to be an organelle. The microtubules are only a fraction of an organelle under the cytoskeleton.
Which organelle provides elasticity to the cell?
Usually, cytoskeleton would be this "organelle"(cytoskeleton is more like just a protein network across the cell). Also, intercellular junctions and vacuoles(in plants) play a role.
What is a network of protein fillaments that helps the cell maintain its shape?
the cytoskeleton
What helps hold the nucleus in a place in a cell?
cytoskeleton :)
What part of the cell keeps the cell membrain from collapsing?
The cytoskeleton keeps the membrane from collapsing. A cytoskeleton is a skeleton and a muscle. The cytoskeleton function in a plant and animals.
Do protozoas have a cytoskeleton?
Yes , they have cytoskeleton .
What is the internal framework of small fibers in a cell that give support to the cell and play a role in cell mobility and division?
cytoskeleton
What is filamentous cytoskeleton?
Filamentous cytoskeleton is the cellular structure within the cytoplasm in every cell that helps it to keep its structure, protect the cell and allows cellular motion (using appendages like flagella, cilia, etc.). It also plays a role in intracellular transport and cellular division. The cytoskeleton is found in Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic cells.
