Multiple choice

A cellular function which is inhibited by colchicine and cytochalasin together but not separately probably involves

  1. both microtubules and microfilaments

  2. intermediate filaments

  3. microtubules only

  4. microfilaments only

  5. no component of the cytoskeleton
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Explanation

Colchicine disrupts cytoskeletal functions through inhibition of beta- tubulin polymerization into microtubules, and cytochalasin disrupts the formation of microfilaments.

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