The evolution of the cytoskeleton.
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SUBMITTER: Wickstead B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3160578 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Aug
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The evolution of the cytoskeleton.
The Journal of cell biology 20110801 4
The cytoskeleton is a system of intracellular filaments crucial for cell shape, division, and function in all three domains of life. The simple cytoskeletons of prokaryotes show surprising plasticity in composition, with none of the core filament-forming proteins conserved in all lineages. In contrast, eukaryotic cytoskeletal function has been hugely elaborated by the addition of accessory proteins and extensive gene duplication and specialization. Much of this complexity evolved before the last ...[more]
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