Membrane isolation and cytoskeletal breakdown

McCollester, Duncan L.; Semente, Gloria

doi:10.1016/0014-4827(66)90284-9

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“…3 Electron microscopy identified the filamentous structures within the cytoplasm, 4 and tissue extraction demonstrated an insoluble residue from cells, corresponding to the cytoskeleton. 5 With the study of fibroblasts and platelets came the understanding that these cells can change their shape and retract using mechanisms similar to those in muscle contraction, 6 revealing that actin and myosin were responsible for motility in platelets just as in muscle tissue. 7 The cytoskeleton is capable of more than just a supporting structure, and these fibers have their own specific properties.…”

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Macromolecules of the cell: a polymer science viewpoint

Kozawa

Wnek

2020

Polymer International

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Polyelectrolytes are ubiquitous in biology, from the polynucleotide chain in our DNA, the hyaluronic acid in the vitreous body of the eye (Gao et al., Int J Ophthalmol, 8, 437-440, 2015) to the myosin and actin fibrils that make up our muscles. While synthetic polyelectrolytes are well studied, their correlation to biological polyelectrolytes is just beginning. This review will examine the polyelectrolytes that make up fundamental cell biology from a macromolecular perspective and the implications polyelectrolyte theory has on biological function.

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