Describe the parts of the cytoskeleton and what role do they

Describe the parts of the cytoskeleton and what role do they play. Suppose you get an infection, which element in the cytoskeleton is important in combating it and WHY? The answer must be in long paragraph form. Please be detailed. (Hint: the answer is linked to white blood cells)

Solution

The cytoskeleton is responsible for cell shape, motility of the cell as a whole, and motility of organelles within a cell. There are three types of filaments these are microfilaments, microtubules, and intermediate filaments
Microfilaments form a band just beneath the plasma membrane that

Microtubules participate in a wide variety of cell activities. Most involve motion. The motion is provided by protein \"motors\" that use the energy of ATP to move along the microtubule.

There are several types of intermediate filament, each constructed from one or more proteins characteristic of it.

III intermediate filament proteins of cells, including fibroblasts, smooth muscle cells, and white blood cells

Intermediate filaments element in the cytoskeleton is important in combating infection it provide tensile strength to the cell. Vimentins are required for Endothelial transmigration - white blood cells
leave the bloodstream to combat infection