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The Cytoskeleton, Introduced

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The cytoskeleton is a network of protein fibers that maintains a cell's shape, anchors organelles, and moves cytoplasm, vesicles, or the whole cell.

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Removing every organelle from a cell would still leave this fiber network holding its shape and internal organization.

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The cytoskeleton is not one structure but three distinct fiber types, covered in the entries that follow.