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Saturday, October 25, 2008

Protein Subunits in Cytoskeletal Filaments

PROTEIN SUBUNITS IN CYTOSKELETAL FILAMENTS

Microfilaments
Actin
-Fungi, plant, animal
-Structural support, motility
MreB
-Rod-shaped bacteria
-Width control

Microtubules
Tubulin (alpha and beta)
-Fungi, plant, animal
-Structural support, motility, cell polarity
FtsZ
-Bacteria
-Cell division

Intermediate Filaments
Lamins
-Plant, animal
-Support for nuclear membrane
Desmin, keratin, vimentin, others
-Animal
-Cell adhesion