Structured Summary
Abstract
Major constituent of the cytoskeleton found in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells. They form a flexible framework for the cell, provide attachment points for organelles and formed bodies, and make communication between parts of the cell possible.
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Narrower headings
- Adducins
- Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Protein
- Catenins
- Centrosomal Associated Proteins
- Collapsin Response Mediator Protein 1
- Cornified Envelope Proline-Rich Proteins
- Dystrophin
- Dystrophin-Associated Proteins
- Ezrin
- Intermediate Filament Proteins
- Microfilament Proteins
- Microtubule Proteins
- Myosin Binding Protein C
- Plakins
- Plakophilins
- Pyrin
- Septins
- Spectrin
- Talin
- Utrophin
- Vinculin
- Zyxin
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Synonyms
1 entry terms
- Proteins, Cytoskeletal
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30 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
/biosyn /drug eff /physiol permitted; do not use /analogs
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History Note
85
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Previous Indexing
- Cytoplasm (1966-1979)
- Cytoskeleton (1977-1984)
- Proteins or specific proteins (1966-1984)
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NLM Classification
QU 55.3
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Cytoskeletal Proteins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003598. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003598
- Cytoskeletal Proteins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66563066