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cytoskeleton

noun

Etymology

From cyto- + skeleton.

  1. derived from *(s)kelh₁-✻
  2. derived from σκελετός
  3. borrowed from sceleton
  4. prefixed as cytoskeleton — “cyto + skeleton”

Definitions

  1. A matrix of intercellular protein, in the forms of microfilaments and microtubules, that…

    A matrix of intercellular protein, in the forms of microfilaments and microtubules, that provide some rigidity to cells

    • Thus, large systems such as viruses, multienzyme complexes, cell-cytoskeleta and flagella are usually constructed from multiple copies of the same protein.
    • Judged from Electron-Microscopy (EM) studies of bilayer depleted cytoskeleta the spectrin/actin network exhibits basically a hexagonal (triangular) topology.
    • In this process, cellular debris and cytoskeleta of the lysed cells were effectively removed, and the underlying ECM remained intact and adhered to the entire area of the tissue culture dish.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for cytoskeleton. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA