Examples of “cytoskeleton” in a Sentence

noun A network of protein fibers inside a cell, including microfilaments, intermediate filaments and microtubules, that gives the cell some rigidity.

• The cytoskeleton helps a cell keep its shape.
• Students looked at a diagram of the cytoskeleton in their biology class.
• Actin filaments and microtubules are two components of the cytoskeleton.