The actomyosin cortex is attached to the cell membrane via membrane-anchoring proteins called ERM proteins and it plays a central role in cell shape control. The protein constituents of the cortex undergo rapid turnover, making the cortex both mechanically rigid and highly plastic, two properties essential to its function.
brogue-a thick and heavy shoe. brogan, clodhopper, work shoe. shoe-footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material.
fugue. (fyoÍog) [Ital.,=flight], in music, a form of composition in which the basic principle is imitative counterpoint counterpoint,in music, the art of combining melodies each of which is independent though forming part of a homogeneous texture.