Title: Activity ahead of lesson: Cytoskeleton
Course: Biochemistry > Section: Week 2 - Unit 1_3: The Cytoskeleton

Purpose:

The cytoskeleton is a multifunctional network which is providing structural support to the cell, a basis for active transport mechanisms and a system for the production and transduction of mechanical force in the cell.

This lecture will allow you to understand how the cytoskeleton keeps cellular organization by linking together many cellular components, mediating communication across the entire cell and consequently has a high effect on cellular functions.

Over to you:

This video on cytoskeleton explains the different types of cytoskeletal elements and their function

Watch the video. Then watch it again, making the notes suggested in the below activity.

Be certain to note anything that you don’t understand.

Activity:

List the types of protein fibers in the cytoskeleton.

What will happen if a cell’s cytoskeleton is damaged?