Cytoskeleton Flashcards
What is the cytoskeleton?
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Outline the components of the cytoskeleton
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Describe actin filaments
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Actin filaments are continuously assembled and disassembled from what?
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What are the types of actin?
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Describe actin filament assembly
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Actin filament glossary
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What are the groups of actin associated proteins?
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An actin filament is made up of
Actin+ actin associated proteins
Describe actin filament plasmalemma structures
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Under the light microscope, microvilli are seen as..
•Brush border
Stereocilia that project from the hair cells vibrate in response to
Sound waves
Microvilli vs stereocilia
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What are the AF based motor proteins?
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Sarcomere structure- diagram
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Myosin- distribution and function
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What mediates the like between AF and ECM?
- Dystrophin
* Dystrophin boot connects extra and intracellular protecting layer
Describe Microtubules
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Microtubules structure
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Microtubules are made out of
Tubulin and MT associated proteins
Intracellular transport glossary
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Functions of Microtubules
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Discuss the MTOC
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Describe centrioles
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Cellular structures containing Microtubules
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Describe cilia and flagella
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Name and describe the core structure found in both cilia and flagella
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What controls the assembly of the axoneme?
Basal body at base of each cilium or flagellum
What forms the Mitotic spindle of dividing cells?
MTs
Describe intermediate filaments
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IF types and proteins
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IF Functions
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Summary of cytoskeletal structure functions
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Summary of cytoskeletal structures cross linker proteins
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Summary of cytoskeletal structures- motor proteins
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Summary of cytoskeletal structures component assembly
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