All eukaryotic cells have a cytoskeleton, including plant cells, which have cell walls as well. what does the cytoskeleton in a plant cell do that the cell wall cannot? it acts as a framework inside the endoplasmic reticulum and keeps it from collapsing. it keep the organelles in place and directs their movement as needed. it keeps the dna safely enclosed in the nucleus and holds the nucleus together. it provides anchoring places for the cell cytoplasm and it move molecules.