Latest news from ASBMB Today on Newswise en-us Copyright 2024 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/pulling-apart-the-cytoskeleton/?sc=rsin /articles/pulling-apart-the-cytoskeleton/?sc=rsin Mon, 23 Nov 2015 16:05:00 EST Maintaining the shape of the cell, creating proper internal structure, guiding organelles and pulling chromosomes apart during mitosis are some of the important functions of the cytoskeleton. The cytoskeleton is composed of three main structural components: actin filaments, microtubules and intermediate filaments. In a series of thematic minireviews, the Journal of Biological Chemistry highlights what we know so far about the cytoskeleton. ASBMB Today