Cytoskeleton and membrane. Diagram showing the various structures associated with the cytoskeleton, the protein scaffolding found within cells. The ce

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Cytoskeleton and membrane. Diagram showing the various structures associated with the cytoskeleton, the protein scaffolding found within cells. The cell membrane is the layered structure (orange and yellow). Other structures include: a glycoprotein (green, upper left), a microtubule (cylindrical, lower left), actin microfilaments (green chains, lower right), membrane proteins (within membrane itself; red, blue and purple), motor proteins (pink, next to microtubules), and proteoglycans (blue and yellow strand, upper centre). The proteoglycans are part of the extracellular matrix. The cytoskeleton plays a vital role in transport within the cell.

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Photo credit: © FRANCIS LEROY, BIOCOSMOS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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