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

idname
GO:0001533cornified envelope
GO:0014731spectrin-associated cytoskeleton
GO:0015629actin cytoskeleton
GO:0015630microtubule cytoskeleton
GO:0030863cortical cytoskeleton
GO:0032156septin cytoskeleton
GO:0033011perinuclear theca
GO:0045111intermediate filament cytoskeleton

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0043232intracellular non-membrane-bounded organelle