Septin | cytoskeletal filament | Britannica (original) (raw)

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structure of eukaryotic cells

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  In cytoskeleton
  Examples include septins, which can assemble into filaments and form attachment sites for certain types of proteins, and spectrin, which assembles along the intracellular surface of the cell membrane and helps maintain cell structure.
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  In cell: The cytoskeleton
  filaments, microtubules, intermediate filaments, and septins. Actin filaments and microtubules are dynamic structures that continuously assemble and disassemble in most cells. Intermediate filaments are stabler and seem to be involved mainly in reinforcing cell structures, especially the position of the nucleus and the junctions that connect cells. Septins are involved…
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