The cytoskeleton of eukaryotic cells is made of filamentous proteins, and it provides mechanical support to the cell and its cytoplasmic constituents. All cytoskeletons consist of three major classes ...

(A, B) Neurons are specialized eukaryotic cells that extend long processes to form connections in the nervous system. Like other eukaryotic cells, neurons have a cytoskeleton that consists of three ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) In animal cells, the well known cytoskeletal proteins actin microfilaments and microtubules are accompanied by a third filament system that in humans consist of a family of more ...