Cytoskeleton

myosin can be divided to two class; conventional myosin which is form the filaments, and unconventional myosin which is can be monomeric. Class I myosin was identified as unconventional myosin. For example, myosin I and myosin V are involved in cytoskeleton-membrane interactions, and myosin II is it…

The role is to form proteins by assembling amino acids. The proteins are needed to carry out the cells activities. Endoplasmic reticulum- These are only found in eukaryotic cells. It is made up of sac like structures and held together by a cytoskeleton. Rough endoplasmic has a surface dotted with proteins and the smooth endoplasmic is made up of tubules which increases surface area. They insure there is more surface area for cell reactions. Also involved in making nuclear membranes during the…

The Cell Membrane is one of the most important parts of the cell. If not for the cell membrane it would be extremely easy for things to invade the cell; this is because on of the cell membranes job is to control what come in and out of the cell (i.e. ions, viruses, etc). Also the cell membrane is what helps hold the cell and all of its organelles Endoplasmic Reticulum (AKA the ER), smooth and rough whats the difference? The smooth ER does not have any ribosomes while the rough ER is covered in…

all tissues but for instance cells in muscles carry more mitochondria as this is needed to store larger amounts of energy. The cytoplasm within a cell is the clear fluid within it, it keeps the structure and transports things within the cell. The cytoskeleton is just for structure keeping it strong. Centrosomes spindle fibres within the cell. The nucleus contains all DNA makeup and is the centre of each nucleus. Smooth and rough er do the same job they package things to be sent off to different…

Koltsov was a Russian biologist and geneticist who proposed the idea of the cytoskeleton as well as ideas about how traits are inherited ("Nikolai Koltsov"). In the late 1930s, supports of Lysenko published multiple propaganda pieces denouncing him and his studies. His official cause of death is a stroke, however, a biochemist Zbarsky…

organelle is not severe. Specifically, when mitochondrial damage is not severe, the cellular functions could be impacted by ATP depletion. The latter can subvert activity of Na+/K+-ATPase (necessary for fluid pump activity) and integrity of the actin cytoskeleton (**) leading to compromised fluid pump and barrier functions, respectively. Thus, the goal of this experiment is to determine if the functional activity of mitochondria is in anyway compromised in…

derivatives show that the glioma cell growth was being reduced by 30% to 40%, but CA4 was better than CTX. They also wanted to find out how CA4 and CTX-23 would affect the shape of the glioma cells. How they achieved this is by constantly checking the cytoskeleton and nuclei for 24 hours. They noticed that the cell membrane extensions and filopodia decreased and that the cell size also decreased dramatically by 50% to 60%. The nucleus of the glioma cells got bigger and had a swollen phenotype.…

In the hustle and bustle off everyday life, we as human tend to forget just how much man made pollutants we are letting out into the world. Not only do these fumes linger in the air we breathe but also run off into various water sources. Not only are we harming ourselves but also the living things that call the water their home. Some of the biggest pollutants that effect our water systems today are antifreeze from cars, cigarette ash and not to mention pesticides that run off from the fields. We…

of photosynthesis in a plant cell. They contain chlorophyll, a green pigment that absorbs energy from sunlight. • Cytoplasm - gel-like substance within the cell membrane containing water, enzymes, salts, organelles, and various organic molecules. • Cytoskeleton - a network of fibers throughout the cytoplasm that helps the cell maintain its shape and gives support to the cell. • Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) - extensive network of membranes composed of both regions with ribosomes (rough ER) and…

Ribosomes wise the Eukaryote is larger, the cell division for Eukaryotes are by Meiosis and Mitosis, Prokaryotes have variety of metabolic pathways, reproduction is always asexual for Prokaryotes but for Eukaryotes is asexual or sexual and also has cytoskeleton but Prokaryote does not have.…