A cytoskeleton is a complex, dynamic network of interlinking protein filaments that extends from the cell nucleus to the cell membrane. Actin filaments, composed of the abundant actin protein, are a main component of the cytoskeleton, playing a key role muscle contraction.
With input from [KEGG](http://www.genome.jp/kegg/pathway/hsa/hsa04810.html).
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