Neuronal cytoskeleton and growth.
The involvement of the cytoskeleton in the expression of neuronal morphology is most obvious in its support of neurite extension and the motile activity of growth cones. Techniques permitting direct observation of the dynamics of proteins in living cells, along with attempts to assay protein function in vivo, are testing existing models for cytoskeletal function in neurons, as well as generating more detailed models at the molecular level.
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Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 02139.
D000818:Animals; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009420:Nervous System / Q000254:growth & development; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*