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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
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CytokeratinCytokeratin filamentsCytoskeletonKeratin
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Narrower (3)

Cytoplasmic intermediate filamentNeurofilamentsNuclear lamin

Broader (2)

Cytoskeletal FilamentsIntermediate filament cytoskeleton

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Review
2019
Review
2019
The Cytoskeleton—A Complex Interacting Meshwork
The cytoskeleton of animal cells is one of the most complicated and functionally versatile structures, involved in processes such… Expand
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Review
2018
Review
2018
Vimentin on the move: new developments in cell migration
The vimentin gene ( VIM) encodes one of the 71 human intermediate filament (IF) proteins, which are the building blocks of highly… Expand
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Review
2018
Review
2018
Nestin-expressing progenitor cells: function, identity and therapeutic implications
The neuroepithelial stem cell protein, or Nestin, is a cytoskeletal intermediate filament initially characterized in neural stem… Expand
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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
2002
Review
2002
'Hard' and 'soft' principles defining the structure, function and regulation of keratin intermediate filaments.
Keratins make up the largest subgroup of intermediate filament proteins and represent the most abundant proteins in epithelial… Expand
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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
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
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Review
1988
Review
1988
Molecular and cellular biology of intermediate filaments.
 
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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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Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Different intermediate-sized filaments distinguished by immunofluorescence microscopy.
The major protein of intermediate-sized filaments in mouse 3T3 cells, for which the name vimentin is proposed, has a molecular… Expand
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