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Cytoskeleton Flashcards

1
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What is the cytoskeleton?

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A network of filaments providing structural integrity to the cell

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2
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The cytoskeleton is used for…

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…transportation within the cell

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3
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The cytoskeleton allows movement of …

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… the cell and cellular projections

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4
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What is the cytoskeleton responsible for?

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cellular polarity

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5
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The cytoskeleton is not always…

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…permanent, can be rapidly remodelled even within permanent structures

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Protofilaments are made up of …

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…smaller subunits

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7
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protofilaments are built by…

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…repetitive assembly of small soluble proteins

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8
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Protofilaments are weak…

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…non-covalent interactions between monomers

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9
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Polymerisation and depolymerisation can be used to …

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…do mechanical work

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10
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Distribution and behaviour regulated by …

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…associated ‘accessory proteins’

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11
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Protofilaments are controlled by…

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…extracellular and intracellular signals

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12
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Filaments are made of …

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…protofilaments

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13
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Lateral bonds between protofilaments hold …

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…filaments together

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14
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Arrangement depends on …

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…the filament type

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15
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The eukaryotic cytoskeleton has …

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…three major components

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16
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The eukaryotic cytoskeleton has three major components which are:

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Microfilaments

Microtubules

Intermediate filaments

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17
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What colour are microfilaments?

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Red

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18
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What colour are Microtubules?

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Green

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19
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Narrowest type of microfilament?

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7nm diameter

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20
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Microfilaments are …

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…Actin monomers (G-actin), globular polypeptide

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21
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Microfilaments are polymers of…

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…F-actin

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22
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Microfilaments are ATP/ADP…

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…binding sites

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23
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How do microfilaments assemble?

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Assemble head to tail, giving polarity

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24
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Two parallel protofilaments in a…

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…right-handed helix

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25
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Microfilaments are crosslinked by …

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…accessory proteins to form bundles, or networks

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26
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Polymerisation of microfilaments initiated by …

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…actin related proteins (ARP)

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27
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Plus end of microfilaments gains more …

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…monomers than it loses

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28
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Minus end of microfilaments loses …

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…more monomers than it gains

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29
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Microfilaments have a […] structure, known as […]

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Microfilaments have a DYNAMIC structure, known as TREADMILLING

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30
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ARPs found at …

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…end of actin polymers, and can bind to side of other fibres, creating a web.

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31
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Examples of parallel bundles of microfilaments?

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Microvilli
Muscle

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32
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Examples of mesh of microfilaments?

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Lamellepodia

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33
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Actin-myosin interactions cause…

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…contraction of the ring, resulting in separation of daughter cells.

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34
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Villi and Fibrin link …

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…the actin fibres into tight bundles of 20-30 fibres

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35
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Myosin I connects…

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… the actin to the plasma membrane

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36
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What is attached to the end of microfilaments?

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A cap of proteins is attached to the end of microfilaments.

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37
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Actin microfilaments run…

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…the entire length and support each microvillus

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38
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Cross linking actin-binding proteins link…

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…microfilaments to eachother and to the plasma membrane

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39
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Pathogen is detected by …

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…surface receptors.

40
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Signals are transmitted into…

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…the cell to modify actin arrangement.

41
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Cell moves towards location of …

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…strongest signal, up a concentration gradient (chemotaxis).

42
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What are microtubules made from?

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Made from α-tubulin, β-tubulin heterodimer subunits

43
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Microtubules involve…

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…GTP/GDP binding.

44
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HOw many protofilaments in microtubules?

45
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Different types of interactions in microtubules?

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Longitudinal α-β interactions
Lateral α-α and β-β interactions

46
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Structure of microtubules?

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Very stiff and straight

47
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What is required in microtubules to start polymerisation?

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nucleation

48
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GTP bound dimers added to …

49
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GTP hydrolysed in …

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…polymer

50
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GTP hydrolysis of terminal dimers causes a …

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…change in shape of protofilaments -catastrophe

51
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Microtubules are insulated by…

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…γ-tubulin at - end

52
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Wheres the microtubule-organising centre located on animal cells?

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in centrosome in animal cells

53
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How do microtubules grow?

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Grow outwards, from centre of cell

54
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Microtubules are used to do what?

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Used to organise position of organelles

55
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Microtubules can determine…

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…cellular polarity eg. Epithelial cells centrosome is near apical membrane

56
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Three types of microtubule involved in mitosis:

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Aster microtubules
Polar microtubules
Kinetocore microtubules

57
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Whats the red layer in microtubules?

58
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Whats the blue layer in microtubules?

59
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Function of intermediate filaments?

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  • Mechanical stability
  • Provide mechanical resistance to external stresses, eg erythrocyte deformation
60
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The type of intermediate filament depends on…

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…location

61
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Intermediate filaments are not found in all cell types or all animals, only in…

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…‘squishy’ animals.

62
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Intermediate filaments details:

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  • α helix, forms parallel dimer, then staggered antiparallel tetramer
  • Many disulphide bridges between cysteine molecules
  • No nucleoside binding
  • No polarity
  • Rope-like
  • Tough, form protective covering
63
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How many classes of intermediate filament proteins?

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1) Keratin
2) Vimentin and vimentin-related
3) Neurofilaments
4) Nuclear lamins

64
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Function of keratins?

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Organelle positioning, cell shape, and integrity

65
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Function of vimentin and vimentin related and neurofilaments?

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Regulate axon diameter, and axon growth

66
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Function of nuclear lamins?

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Structural function and transcription regulation

67
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Where are keratins found?

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in epithelia

68
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Where are vimentin and vimentin related found?

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in connective tissue, muscle cells, and neurological cells.

69
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Where are neurofilaments found?

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in nerve cells.

70
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Where are nuclear lamins found?

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in all animal cells.

71
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Keratin intermediate filaments strengthen …

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… the epithelium

72
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Keratin attach to…

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…desmosomes and hemidesmosomes

73
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α-Keratin based intermediate filaments form …

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…protective coverings on mammals

74
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The cytoskeleton allows cells to …

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  • move
  • divide
75
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The cytoskeleton maintains…

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…cell shape and intracellular organisation

76
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Cytoskeleton provides…

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…mechanical strength

77
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Cytoskeleton acts as a…

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…intracellular road network, for transport within the cell

78
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Myosins- At least 18 types, almost all …

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…move towards + end

79
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How many types of myosin?

80
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Myosin II involved in …

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…muscle contraction

81
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Myosin V involved in…

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…vesicle/organelle transport

82
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Myosin I anchors…

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…actin bundles to membrane in microvilli

83
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How many families of kinesins?

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at least 14 families

84
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kinesins move towards…

85
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Kinesins carry…

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…membrane enclosed organelles or bind other microtubules

86
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Dyenins move towards…

87
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Dyenins are the…

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…fastest

88
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Function of Cytoplasmic dyenin?

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vesicle trafficking and golgi localisation

89
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Axonemal dyenins drive…

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…movement of cilia and flegella

90
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ATP is hydrolysed to…

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…ATP is hydrolysed to

91
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ADP disassociates from …

92
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In the Prokaryotic cytoskeleton, homologues of all three components found in ….

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…bacteria

93
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In the Prokaryotic cytoskeleton, FtsZ polymerises into…

94
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In the Prokaryotic cytoskeleton, MreB (and Mbl) serve as…

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…scaffold for cell wall synthesis

95
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In the Prokaryotic cytoskeleton, there are no…

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…molecular motors

96
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No molecular motors is thought to…

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… limit cellular complexity and size

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