The cytoskeleton is a network of filamentous and tubular protein structures that support cell shape, intracellular compartmentalisation and trafficking, cell migration and cell division.

A research team has developed a groundbreaking deep learning-based method for analyzing the cytoskeleton -- the structural framework inside cells -- more accurately and efficiently than ever before.

More information: Ryota Horiuchi et al, Deep learning-based cytoskeleton segmentation for accurate high-throughput measurement of cytoskeleton density, Protoplasma (2024). DOI: 10.1007/s00709-024 ...

Although it is well known that the microtubule cytoskeleton has a central role in establishing neuronal polarity, how its specific organization is established and maintained is poorly understood.