cytoskeletons

Study reveals the missing part of a cycle that regulates the build-up or breakdown of supporting elements of the cell

Just as our bodies have skeletons, so do our cells. They’re equally indispensable in both cases. Without our bony skeletons we’d go limp and fall down. And without our cytoskeletons, our cells, which come in roughly 200 different shapes and sizes, would all become tiny spheres and stop working.