CYTOSKELETON
- Microfilaments, intermediate filaments and microtubules
- Anchors organelles and provides structural framework
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Cytoskeleton
Cytoskeleton
- The structural support for the cell
- Comprises microtubules, intermediate filaments, and microfilaments
- Anchors organelles and provides the structural framework for the cell.
- Microtubules nucleate at a region called the centrosome.
- It contains two small structures called centrioles, and the whole structure functions in cell division.