Definition
cytoskeletal
adjective
- of, relating to, or composed of the cytoskeleton (the network of protein filaments and tubules that gives a cell its shape and enables movement)
Usage: technical; biology
Examples
- Cytoskeletal proteins help maintain the cell's structural integrity.
- The cytoskeletal network allows cells to change shape and move.
- Mutations affecting cytoskeletal components can lead to muscle disorders.
- Actin and tubulin are major cytoskeletal filaments found in most cells.
- Cytoskeletal rearrangement is essential during cell division.