The protecter of the body. The immue cell crawls around the body looking for invaders like bacteria, moved by actin.
immune cell
(not actual cell)
in here.
Actin filaments are part of the cytoskeleton, meaning that it holds the cell together while still allowing the cell to change shape and move around in order to find bacteria. Actin is what allows cells to move.
(not actual cell)
all over here!
a microtubules >>
unlike actin which moves the actual cell, microtubules move things throughout the cell, from one side to another. They are not permanent, they grow when they are needed and shrink when they are not.
motor proteins
walking along microtubules are motor protiens which drag huge cargos, like organelles, behind them.
the nucleus is the control center of the cell which contains the cell's chromosomes and DNA.
nucleus
Dna is the blueprint of our genetic makeup. It contains chromosomes and genetic information that creates what we look and act like!