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Myosin — Part of the myosin II structure. Atoms in the heavy chain are colored red on the left hand side, and atoms in the light chains are colored orange and yellow. Myosins comprise a family of ATP dependent motor proteins and are best known for their… … Wikipedia
Microtubule — Space filling model of a microtubule segment derived from cryo electron microscopy. The protofilaments are seen running along the axis of the segment. The microtubule (+) end is towards the top of the image.[1] Microtubules are a component of the … Wikipedia
Keratin — Not to be confused with kerogen, carotene, chitin, or creatine. Microscopy of keratin filaments inside cells. Keratin refers to a family of fibrous structural proteins. Keratin is the key structural material making up the outer layer of human… … Wikipedia
Cytoskeleton — The eukaryotic cytoskeleton. Actin filaments are shown in red, microtubules in green, and the nuclei are in blue. The cytoskeleton (also CSK) is a cellular scaffolding or skeleton contained within a cell s cytoplasm and is made out of protein.… … Wikipedia
Microfilament — Actin cytoskeleton of mouse embryo fibroblasts, stained with Fluorescein isothiocyanate phalloidin Microfilaments ( or actin filaments) are the thinnest filaments of the cytoskeleton, a structure found in the cytoplasm of all eukaryotic cells.… … Wikipedia
Motor unit — ”A motor unit is a single α motor neuron and all of the corresponding muscle fibers it innervates; all of these fibers will be of the same type (either fast twitch or slow twitch). When a motor unit is activated, all of its fibers contract.… … Wikipedia
Actin — G Actin (PDB code: 1j6z). ADP and the divalent cation are highlighted … Wikipedia
Lamin — Nuclear lamins, also known as Class V intermediate filaments, are fibrous proteins providing structural function and transcriptional regulation in the cell nucleus. Nuclear lamins interact with membrane associated proteins to form the nuclear… … Wikipedia
MreB — Procaryotic MreB (PDB code: 1jce) in cartoon representation. The fold of the protein is similar to its eukaryotic counterpart actin. MreB is a protein found in bacteria that has been identified as a homologue of actin, as indicated by… … Wikipedia
Kinesin — Animation of kinesin walking on a microtubule The kinesin dimer attaches to, and mo … Wikipedia