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Cytoskeleton

Known as: Cytoskeletal System, Cellular Matrix, Cytoskeletal 
Any of the various filamentous elements that form the internal framework of cells, and typically remain after treatment of the cells with mild… Expand
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2010
Review
2010
Cell mechanics and the cytoskeleton
The ability of a eukaryotic cell to resist deformation, to transport intracellular cargo and to change shape during movement… Expand
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
The membrane-cytoskeleton linker ezrin is necessary for osteosarcoma metastasis
Metastatic cancers, once established, are the primary cause of mortality associated with cancer. Previously, we used a genomic… Expand
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Review
2003
Review
2003
Phosphoinositide regulation of the actin cytoskeleton.
Phosphoinositides [PPIs, which collectively refer to phosphorylated derivatives of phosphatidylinositol (PI)] have a pivotal role… Expand
Review
2001
Review
2001
Multifunctional strands in tight junctions
Tight junctions are one mode of cell–cell adhesion in epithelial and endothelial cellular sheets. They act as a primary barrier… Expand
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
GABAA-receptor-associated protein links GABAA receptors and the cytoskeleton
Type-A receptors for the neurotransmitter GABA (γ-aminobutyric acid) are ligand-gated chloride channels that mediate inhibitory… Expand
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Review
1998
Review
1998
Rho GTPases and the actin cytoskeleton.
  • A. Hall
  • Science
  • 1998
    • Corpus ID: 22339786
The actin cytoskeleton mediates a variety of essential biological functions in all eukaryotic cells. In addition to providing a… Expand
Review
1998
Review
1998
The cytoskeleton and cell signaling: component localization and mechanical coupling.
  • P. Janmey
  • Physiological reviews
  • 1998
    • Corpus ID: 12041092
The three-dimensional intracellular network formed by the filamentous polymers comprising the cytoskeletal affects the way cells… Expand
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Extracellular Matrix Rigidity Causes Strengthening of Integrin–Cytoskeleton Linkages
To move forward, migrating cells must generate traction forces through surface receptors bound to extracellular matrix molecules… Expand
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Mechanotransduction across the cell surface and through the cytoskeleton.
Mechanical stresses were applied directly to cell surface receptors with a magnetic twisting device. The extracellular matrix… Expand
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
The small GTP-binding protein rho regulates the assembly of focal adhesions and actin stress fibers in response to growth factors
Actin stress fibers are one of the major cytoskeletal structures in fibroblasts and are linked to the plasma membrane at focal… Expand
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