cytoskeleton
id: GO:0005856
name: cytoskeleton
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: Any of the various filamentous elements that form the internal framework of cells, and typically remain after treatment of the cells with mild detergent to remove membrane constituents and soluble components of the cytoplasm. The term embraces intermediate filaments, microfilaments, microtubules, the microtrabecular lattice, and other structures characterized by a polymeric filamentous nature and long-range order within the cell. The various elements of the cytoskeleton not only serve in the maintenance of cellular shape but also have roles in other cellular functions, including cellular movement, cell division, endocytosis, and movement of organelles.
Child Functions
id | name |
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GO:0001533 | cornified envelope |
GO:0014731 | spectrin-associated cytoskeleton |
GO:0015629 | actin cytoskeleton |
GO:0015630 | microtubule cytoskeleton |
GO:0030863 | cortical cytoskeleton |
GO:0032156 | septin cytoskeleton |
GO:0033011 | perinuclear theca |
GO:0045111 | intermediate filament cytoskeleton |
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0043232 | intracellular non-membrane-bounded organelle |