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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… 
National Institutes of Health

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CytokeratinCytokeratin filamentsCytoskeletonKeratin

Narrower (3)

Cytoplasmic intermediate filamentNeurofilamentsNuclear lamin

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Cytoskeletal FilamentsIntermediate filament cytoskeleton

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Review
1994
Review
1994
Intermediate filaments and disease: mutations that cripple cell strength
T HERE are nearly 50 different intermediate filament (IF) proteins of five major types (for reviews, see references 16, 23, and… 
Review
1992
Review
1992
Of mice and men: Genetic skin diseases of keratin
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Isolation and characterization of hemidesmosomes from bovine corneal epithelial cells.
Review
1989
Review
1989
Functions of intermediate filaments.
Intermediate filaments (IFs) are the most enigmatic component of the eukaryotic cytoskeleton. IFs are often a major component of… 
Review
1988
Review
1988
Intermediate filaments: a review of the basic biology.
This review presents the current knowledge of the basic biology of intermediate filaments, including their phylogenetic… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Two distinct attachment sites for vimentin along the plasma membrane and the nuclear envelope in avian erythrocytes: a basis for a vectorial assembly of intermediate filaments
In vitro binding studies with isolated bovine lens vimentin and avian erythrocyte membranes reveal the existence of two… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Expression of vimentin and cytokeratin types of intermediate filament proteins in developing and adult human kidneys.
Expression of cytokeratins and vimentin in developing and adult human kidney was studied by the indirect immunofluorescence… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
A tumor promoter induces rapid and coordinated reorganization of actin and vinculin in cultured cells
Treatment of epithelial African green monkey kidney (BSC-1) cells with the potent tumor promoter 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Formation of 100 A filaments from purified glial fibrillary acidic protein in vitro.
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Intermediate filaments anchor the nuclei in nuclear monolayers of cultured human fibroblasts
EUKARYOTIC cells display polarity both in vivo and in vitro, the nucleus being located in a specific region of the cytoplasm… 
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