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The cytoskeleton

The cytoskeleton is found throughout the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells. Here cell biologist Rebecca Bridgewater explains how the cytoskeleton gives cells their shape, organises their contents, and enables them to move

Table 1 Properties of three types of filament that make up the cytoskeleton

Cytoskeleton

Cell shape

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