Microfilaments

= Microfilaments  Nickname: The Generator  - Because it helps support and generate the cells shape

﻿ ﻿  Microfilaments are long, thin, and stringy proteins (Actin). While the Microtubules are rounder, and tube-shaped. Microfilaments work with the Microtubules. They combine to form the cytoskeleton of the cell, which provides structure. Both serve to move the cell and change its size. The movement of the cell membrane, organelles, and cytoplasm is all related to the tubules and filaments. Microfilaments are everywhere in the cell. These filaments are primarily structural in function and are an important component of the skeleton. =