The cell shape is variable but is mostly obovoid to ellipsoid.
"The toroid cell shape has never been observed on other planets," said Quantum.
These cell shapes presumably contribute to the ability of mycoplasmas to thrive in their respective environments.
The cell shapes can range from columnar, to squamous, to transitional epithelium.
This protein may be involved in regulating cell shape in certain tissues.
T. acidophilum shows various cell shapes depending upon growth conditions and stages.
The cytoskeleton is a system of scaffolding that keeps cell shape.
This cell shape is a basic 4 sided one as shown in the figure.
Upon loss of Orb6 kinase function, cells fail to maintain a polarized cell shape and become round.
It generally involves drastic changes in cell shape which are driven by the cytoskeleton.
