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Intermediate Filaments

Known as: Filament, Intermediate, Filaments, Intermediate, Intermediate filament 
A cytoskeletal structure that forms a distinct elongated structure, characteristically 10 nm in diameter, that occurs in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic… Expand
National Institutes of Health

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18 relations
CytokeratinCytokeratin filamentsCytoskeletonKeratin
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Narrower (3)

Cytoplasmic intermediate filamentNeurofilamentsNuclear lamin

Broader (2)

Cytoskeletal FilamentsIntermediate filament cytoskeleton

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Review
2007
Review
2007
Intermediate filaments: from cell architecture to nanomechanics
Intermediate filaments (IFs) constitute a major structural element of animal cells. They build two distinct systems, one in the… Expand
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Review
2004
Review
2004
Intermediate filaments: molecular structure, assembly mechanism, and integration into functionally distinct intracellular Scaffolds.
The superfamily of intermediate filament (IF) proteins contains at least 65 distinct proteins in man, which all assemble into… Expand
Review
1998
Review
1998
A structural scaffolding of intermediate filaments in health and disease.
The cytoplasm of animal cells is structured by a scaffolding composed of actin microfilaments, microtubules, and intermediate… Expand
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Demonstration of mechanical connections between integrins, cytoskeletal filaments, and nucleoplasm that stabilize nuclear structure.
We report here that living cells and nuclei are hard-wired such that a mechanical tug on cell surface receptors can immediately… Expand
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Caspase Cleavage of Keratin 18 and Reorganization of Intermediate Filaments during Epithelial Cell Apoptosis
Keratins 8 (K8) and 18 (K18) are major components of intermediate filaments (IFs) of simple epithelial cells and tumors derived… Expand
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Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
CNS stem cells express a new class of intermediate filament protein
Multipotential CNS stem cells receive and implement instructions governing differentiation to diverse neuronal and glial fates… Expand
Review
1988
Review
1988
Molecular and cellular biology of intermediate filaments.
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Homologies in both primary and secondary structure between nuclear envelope and intermediate filament proteins
The A, B and C lamins are the major proteins of the nuclear envelope. The complete nucleotide sequence of the coding region of… Expand
Review
1985
Review
1985
Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP): the major protein of glial intermediate filaments in differentiated astrocytes
  • L. Eng
  • Journal of Neuroimmunology
  • 1985
    • Corpus ID: 3804138
The glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFA protein or GFAP) is the major protein constituent of glial intermediate filaments in… Expand
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Intermediate filaments as mechanical integrators of cellular space
Five chemically distinct classes of intermediate filaments can be identified within higher eukaryotic cells. Each class is… Expand
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