Functions of the cytoskeleton

Write down the functions of the cytoskeleton.

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As the name pints out, the cytoskeleton is accountable for the support of the normal shape of cell it as well acts as a facilitator for substance transport across cell and for movement of cellular organelles. For instance, the sliding between actin-having filaments and the protein myosin makes pseudopods. In cells of phagocytic defense system, like macrophages, cytoskeleton is accountable for the plasma membrane projections which engulf the external material to be interiorized and attacked by cell.

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